Horse Cave, Kentucky
Horse Cave, Kentucky | ||
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FIPS code 21-38008 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0494572 |
Horse Cave is a
History
The town was settled by Major
The cave for which the city is named is located on the south side of Main Street. Various explanations are given for its unusual name. One is that Native Americans[
The town changed its name to "Caverna" in 1869 but the inability to change the name of the railroad station prompted the community to reconsider and restore the name "Horse Cave" in 1879.
Since the 1970s, some factories have relocated to the area, including Dart Container Corporation, T Marzetti Company, and Sister Schubert's Bakery. Tourist attractions include Kentucky Down Under/Kentucky Caverns, Hidden River Cave/American Cave Museum, and the nearby Mammoth Cave National Park. Civil War Days are an annual tourist event, during which time parades down Main Street and reenactments of the Battle of Rowlett's Station between Horse Cave and Munfordville are staged. A local theatre formerly known as the Horse Cave Theatre and/or the Kentucky Repertory Theatre once operated in Horse Cave but is no longer in business. Horse Cave serves as filming location for several films, including "Runaway Romance" [8] and "Never Forgive."[9]
Artist Joseph Dudley Downing (1925–2007) was born and grew up in Horse Cave, where he graduated valedictorian of his class. In 1980, an exhibition of 150 of his paintings was held in the People's Loose Leaf Tobacco Warehouse No. 2.[10]
Geography
Horse Cave's southern border is the Barren County line and the border of Cave City. U.S. Route 31W (Dixie Street) is the main road through Horse Cave, leading north 8 miles (13 km) to Munfordville and southwest through Cave City 10 miles (16 km) to Park City near the entrance to Mammoth Cave National Park. Interstate 65 passes 2 miles (3 km) west of Horse Cave, with access from Exit 58. I-65 leads north 78 miles (126 km) to Louisville and southwest 97 miles (156 km) to Nashville, Tennessee.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Horse Cave has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.74%, are water.[4]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1870 | 479 | — | |
1880 | 526 | 9.8% | |
1890 | 598 | 13.7% | |
1900 | 867 | 45.0% | |
1910 | 881 | 1.6% | |
1920 | 864 | −1.9% | |
1930 | 1,259 | 45.7% | |
1940 | 1,278 | 1.5% | |
1950 | 1,545 | 20.9% | |
1960 | 1,780 | 15.2% | |
1970 | 2,068 | 16.2% | |
1980 | 2,045 | −1.1% | |
1990 | 2,284 | 11.7% | |
2000 | 2,252 | −1.4% | |
2010 | 2,311 | 2.6% | |
2020 | 2,212 | −4.3% | |
2022 (est.) | 2,246 | [11] | 1.5% |
U.S. Decennial Census[12] |
As of the
There were 977 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.4% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,134, and the median income for a family was $28,026. Males had a median income of $25,905 versus $18,457 for females. The
Arts and culture
Horse Cave has a library, the Horse Cave Public Library.[14]
Notable people
- Joseph Dudley Downing, artist
- Simon Bolivar Buckner, 30th governor of Kentucky
- Clarence Glover, former NBA player
- Tom Moran, National Football League player
- John Stanley Palmore Jr., former Chief Justice of Kentucky's Supreme Court
See also
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Horse Cave city, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ The Kentucky Encyclopedia, pp. 442. "Horse Cave". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1992. Accessed 30 July 2013.
- ^ ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Horse Cave, Kentucky". Accessed 29 July 2013.
- ^ "'Runaway Romance' Filmed in Kentucky Airs Jan. 7". January 2, 2018.
- ^ "Film shoot wraps in Horse Cave". August 10, 2018.
- ^ "Horse Cave, KY, artist Joe Downing on ColumbiaMagazine.com". www.columbiamagazine.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Kentucky Public Library Directory". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.