Irvine, Kentucky

Irvine, Kentucky
FIPS code		21-39646
GNIS feature ID	0512925

Irvine (locally

Geography

Irvine is located in the center of Estill County at 37°41′49″N 83°58′1″W / 37.69694°N 83.96694°W / 37.69694; -83.96694 (37.696835, -83.966895).^[6] The city limits are on the northeast side of the Kentucky River, and the city is bordered by Ravenna to the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, Irvine has a total area of 1.49 square miles (3.85 km²), of which 1.41 square miles (3.65 km²) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.20 km²), or 5.13%, is water.^[5]

History

Demographics

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Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1830	91		—
1860	234		—
1870	224		−4.3%
1900	260		—
1910	272		4.6%
1920	2,705		894.5%
1930	3,640		34.6%
1940	3,631		−0.2%
1950	3,259		−10.2%
1960	2,955		−9.3%
1970	2,918		−1.3%
1980	2,889		−1.0%
1990	2,836		−1.8%
2000	2,843		0.2%
2010	2,715		−4.5%
2020	2,360		−13.1%
2022 (est.)	2,311	[10]	−2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

As of the

Latino

of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 1,259 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.82.

22.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,286, and the median income for a family was $25,046. Males had a median income of $28,988 versus $17,194 for females. The

, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Major employers include

Notable People

· Actor Harry Dean Stanton was born in Irvine in 1926.

Education

Irvine has a lending library, the Estill County Public Library.^[15]

References

External links

• Estill Development Alliance - Estill County Information
• Estill County Water District 1
• Mountain Mushroom Festival