| Official Name: | White Plains, Kentucky |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Nickname: | little prairie |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hopkins |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.62 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.42 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.20 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.33 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.25 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 829 |
| Population Density Km2: | 98.41 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 254.92 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 127 |
| Elevation Ft: | 417 |
| Coordinates: | 37.1844°N -87.3847°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 42464 |
| Area Code: | 270 & 364 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 21-82722 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0506635 |
White Plains is a home rule-class city in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 884 at the 2010 census,[2] up from 800 at the 2000 census.
White Plains was established in 1853, and was originally known as "Little Prairie." With the arrival of the railroad in 1870, Little Prairie became the shipping point for a community then known as "White Plains" (modern Fruit Hill) further to the south in Christian County, and thus became known as "White Plains Station," or "New White Plains." When the postmaster of the Christian County community renamed it "Fruit Hill," the "New" was dropped from the name of the Hopkins County city.[3] [4]
White Plains is located in southeastern Hopkins County at 37.1844°N -87.3847°W (37.184489, -87.384739).[5] U.S. Route 62 passes through the northern part of the community, leading east to Greenville and west 4miles to Nortonville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, White Plains has a total area of 8.24km2, of which 8.05sqkm are land and 0.19sqkm, or 2.34%, are water.[2]
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 800 people, 295 households, and 225 families residing in the city. The population density was 298.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 328 housing units at an average density of 122.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 98.25% White, 0.62% Black or African American, 0.25% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.50% of the population.
There were 295 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,205, and the median income for a family was $32,321. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $16,818 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,187. About 20.3% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.5% of those under age 18 and 20.8% of those age 65 or over.