Slaughters, Kentucky Explained

Official Name:Slaughters, Kentucky
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Webster
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.23
Area Land Sq Mi:0.23
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:190
Population Density Sq Mi:826.09
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:420
Coordinates:37.4897°N -87.5008°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:42456
Area Code:270
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:21-71130
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0503668
Area Total Km2:0.60
Area Land Km2:0.60
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population Density Km2:319.14

Slaughters is a home rule-class city in Webster County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 238 at the 2000 census. Slaughters lies just west of US 41 and 9.5miles east of Dixon.

CSX Transportation runs through Slaughters and operates a siding track that is named after the city.

History

According to local tradition, it was named for Gustavus Slaughter who won the right to name the town and post office after winning a game of cards in 1855.[2]

The post office was established as Slaughtersville on January 29, 1856, with Henry A. Prater, postmaster. Slaughter himself served as postmaster from 1860 to 1865 and was succeeded by Stiman.[3]

Though the post office was renamed Slaughters in 1915, the town remained Slaughtersville from its incorporation in 1861 until 1967 when the Board on Geographic Names reversed an earlier decision and conformed to common usage and the present name of the post office.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2sqmi, all land.

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 238 people, 93 households, and 70 families residing in the city. The population density was 1049.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 104 housing units at an average density of 458.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 99.58% White and 0.42% Asian.

There were 93 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $47,917. Males had a median income of $38,125 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,337. About 7.1% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 26.7% of those 65 or over.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 18, 2022.
  2. Book: Nancy Capace. Encyclopedia of Kentucky. 1 January 1999. Somerset Publishers, Inc.. 978-0-403-09740-1. 255.
  3. Book: Robert M. Rennick. Kentucky Place Names. 28 August 2013. University Press of Kentucky. 978-0-8131-4401-6. 475.
  4. Web site: Slaughters: Webster County Kentucky Tourism.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.