Official Name: | Lovelaceville, Kentucky |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) |
Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Kentucky |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Ballard |
Government Footnotes: | Andrew Thompson is the Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.32 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.31 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.51 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.51 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 124 |
Population Density Km2: | 94.81 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 245.54 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CST |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 374 |
Coordinates: | 36.9675°N -88.8319°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 42060 |
Area Code: | 270 & 364 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 21-48072 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2629642 |
Lovelaceville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 124 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is named after Elias and Andrew Lovelace who settled and raised their families there back around 1830. The Lovelace family came from North and South Carolina, after immigrating from England.
As of the 2010 census, there were 373 households with a population density of 48. The average household size was 2.53,[3] with 94.11% of the population of white, 2.27% black, 0.31% Asian, 0.31% Native American, and 3% claiming 'Other' ethnicity and 3.93% of the people in Lovelaceville claiming Hispanic ethnicity.[4]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lovelaceville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[5]