Kentucky Bend
Kentucky Bend | |
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Peninsula | |
2020 ) | |
• Total | 9 |
ZIP code | 38079 |
The Kentucky Bend, variously called the New Madrid Bend, Madrid Bend, Bessie Bend, or Bubbleland,
As of the
Geography
Kentucky Bend is the extreme southwestern corner of Kentucky. The peninsula is traversed by the southern line of latitude of the state of Kentucky, at the banks of the Mississippi River. The only highway into the area is Tennessee State Route 22,[4] whose continuation into Kentucky Bend at one time was signed as Kentucky State Route 313.[5]
According to the
History
The border predates the separation of Kentucky from Virginia and Tennessee from North Carolina. Its location stems from the Royal Colonial Boundary of 1665, which was meant to delimit overlapping inland claims of the Colony of Virginia and the Province of Carolina, respectively.
In 1812, this area of the river was highly disrupted and was reported to even flow backward because of the
The state of Tennessee contested the inclusion of the Kentucky Bend in the state of Kentucky, claiming it as part of Obion County until at least 1848, but Tennessee eventually dropped its claim.[citation needed]
This area of the Mississippi River, from just east at "Island Number Ten" around to the town of New Madrid, Missouri, was the site of a Civil War battle from February 28 to April 8, 1862, the Battle of Island Number Ten.
Due to its highly productive soil in the river's floodplain, Kentucky Bend was developed as a major
In Mark Twain's book Life on the Mississippi,[9] he described the six-decade-long feud between the Darnell and Watson families and other elements of life in the bend.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1820 | 2 | — | |
1870 | 308 | — | |
1880 | 332 | 7.8% | |
1890 | 322 | −3.0% | |
2000 | 21 | — | |
2010 | 18 | −14.3% | |
2020 | 9 | −50.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
Climate
The Kentucky Bend, like the nearby
Rainfall is fairly heavy throughout the year due to moist air from the Gulf of Mexico being advected on the western side of the
Snowfall is common during the winter, with around 9.7 inches or 0.25 metres annually. The most snow in one month was in January 1977 with 13.1 inches or 0.33 metres, while the snowiest season was from July 1966 to June 1967 with 19.3 inches or 0.49 metres.
Climate data for Kentucky Bend | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 78 (26) |
79 (26) |
86 (30) |
97 (36) |
98 (37) |
106 (41) |
107 (42) |
106 (41) |
104 (40) |
100 (38) |
85 (29) |
79 (26) |
107 (42) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41 (5) |
49 (9) |
59 (15) |
70 (21) |
78 (26) |
86 (30) |
91 (33) |
90 (32) |
82 (28) |
72 (22) |
60 (16) |
47 (8) |
69 (21) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 23 (−5) |
27 (−3) |
37 (3) |
46 (8) |
56 (13) |
64 (18) |
69 (21) |
68 (20) |
60 (16) |
45 (7) |
38 (3) |
29 (−2) |
47 (8) |
Record low °F (°C) | −20 (−29) |
−17 (−27) |
7 (−14) |
23 (−5) |
33 (1) |
43 (6) |
45 (7) |
46 (8) |
34 (1) |
23 (−5) |
5 (−15) |
−12 (−24) |
−20 (−29) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.51 (89) |
4.07 (103) |
4.78 (121) |
5.01 (127) |
5.39 (137) |
4.39 (112) |
3.94 (100) |
3.23 (82) |
3.35 (85) |
3.64 (92) |
4.78 (121) |
5.10 (130) |
51.19 (1,299) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.7 (9.4) |
3.4 (8.6) |
1.3 (3.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
1 (2.5) |
9.7 (24.56) |
Source: [10] |
See also
- Carter Lake, Iowa – city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
References
- ^ Suhr, Jim (September 8, 2002). "Kentuckians Hold True to Their Quiet Bend". LA Times. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ Jennings, Ken (August 5, 2013). "Ken Jennings Takes You on a Trip to Bubbleland, Where Sadly You Will Find No Bubbles". Conde Nast Traveler. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ "Kentucky Bend CCD". The United States Census Bureau.
- ^ Tennessee Department of Transportation (2019). Official Transportation Map (Map). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation.
- ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1953). Fulton County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Kentucky Bend CCD, Fulton County, Kentucky". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "Life on the Mississippi". Kentucky Educational Television. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
- ^ "Kentucky Bend Map and Information Page". Worldatlas.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ Twain, Mark (1883). Life on the Mississippi. Vol. Part 6. Boston: James R. Osgood & Co. Retrieved January 15, 2007 – via Project Gutenberg.
- ^ "Intellicast | Weather Underground".