McRoberts, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°12′30″N 82°40′21″W / 37.20833°N 82.67250°W / 37.20833; -82.67250
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McRoberts, Kentucky
FIPS code
21-49278
GNIS feature ID0497948

McRoberts is an

2010 census. McRoberts is in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield
region.

Geography

McRoberts is located in northeastern Letcher County at 37°12′30″N 82°40′21″W / 37.208256°N 82.672469°W / 37.208256; -82.672469.[3] It is bordered to the southwest by the city of Fleming-Neon and to the southeast by the city of Jenkins.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.6 square miles (14.5 km2), of which 1.70 acres (6,881 m2), or 0.05%, are water.[4] The community is in the valley of the Wright Fork, a headwater tributary of the North Fork of the Kentucky River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2000921
2010784−14.9%
2020741−5.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 359 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $18,333, and the median income for a family was $19,635. Males had a median income of $29,479 versus $18,438 for females. The

poverty line
, including 48.5% of those under age 18 and 20.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Paul Toth, a major league pitcher in the 1960s, was born in McRoberts, although he grew up in Youngstown, Ohio.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "McRoberts CDP, Kentucky". data.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Kentucky". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.