Russell, Kentucky

Coordinates: 38°31′5″N 82°41′52″W / 38.51806°N 82.69778°W / 38.51806; -82.69778
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Not to be confused with the Russell neighborhood of Louisville, the similarly-named cities of Russell Springs in Russell Co. and Russellville in Logan Co, or Russell County.

Russell, Kentucky
FIPS code
21-67458
GNIS feature ID0502497
Websitewww.russellky.net

Russell is a

Huntington-Ashland-Ironton metropolitan area. It has close economic affiliations with its neighbors, Ashland and Flatwoods in Kentucky and Ironton, Ohio
.

History

The hilly site near the confluence of White Oak Creek and the Ohio was chosen by pioneer

iron furnace; they named the foundry and the community that grew up around it "Amanda Furnace" after William's infant daughter. The furnace ceased operation in 1861.[6]

Cincinnati, Ohio. Ferry service to Ohio began in 1870,[9] local landowners agreed to rename the community after its founder in 1873,[7] and the city was formally incorporated under the name "Russell" in 1874.[8] The expected C&O spur did not arrive until 1889 but, when it did, it constructed a railyard, roundhouse, and shops and the city grew quickly. The city celebrates this influence with the annual "Russell Railroad Days" each August.[9]

Numerous disasters limited the city's growth. The Ohio River flooded the city in 1884,

floodwall in 1950, Russell was no longer the county's largest municipality by the mid-1950s.[9]

The

Ashland Oil relocated its headquarters to Russell in 1974,[9] but moved to the Cincinnati suburb of Covington
in 1999.

Geography

Russell is located in the eastern corner of Greenup County at 38°31′5″N 82°41′52″W / 38.51806°N 82.69778°W / 38.51806; -82.69778 (38.518176, -82.697680),[10] directly across the Ohio River from Ironton, Ohio.[7] It is bordered to the northwest by the city of Worthington, to the west by the city of Flatwoods, and to the south by the city of Bellefonte. The southeast border of Russell is the Boyd County line, separating Russell from the unincorporated community of Westwood. Downtown Ashland is 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Russell via U.S. Route 23.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Russell has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.48%, is water.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880175—
189032384.6%
1900743130.0%
19101,03839.7%
19201,75669.2%
19302,08418.7%
19401,844−11.5%
19501,681−8.8%
19601,458−13.3%
19702,925100.6%
19803,82430.7%
19904,0145.0%
20003,645−9.2%
20103,380−7.3%
20203,74410.8%
2022 (est.)3,669[11]−2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]

As of the

Latino
people of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 1,428 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $53,869, and the median income for a family was $62,018. Males had a median income of $50,306 versus $30,494 for females. The

poverty line
, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Industrial

Part of

King's Daughters Medical Center, has been renamed King's Daughters Pavilion and houses many of the hospital's business offices.[14][15] The other building, which was named Bellefonte Centre, is privately owned and is used as physician and clinic offices along with rental office space.[16]

Transportation

The city has a large railroad

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad and now owned and operated by CSX Transportation
. The C&O Rail Yard was formerly the largest individually-owned rail yard in the world.

Vehicles may cross the Ohio River via the

KY 244
just south of downtown Russell. The original Ironton-Russell Bridge, which connected downtown Ironton directly with Willow Street in downtown Russell, opened in 1922, closed when the new bridge opened in 2016 and was demolished in late 2016–early 2017.

Medical

Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital was a 214-bed not-for-profit acute care hospital located in Russell from 1953 to 2020. The hospital was part of the Catholic-based Bon Secours Health System Inc. Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital employed approximately 1,200 healthcare professionals, making the hospital the largest employer in Greenup County when it was open.[17]

Education

Russell's students are served by Russell Independent Schools, which it shares with its neighbors, Flatwoods and Bellefonte. The main campus, which includes Russell High School, Russell Middle School, Russell Primary School and the Russell Area Technology Center, sits on the Russell/Flatwoods city line (all of the schools' mailing addresses are Russell, but they receive primary police and fire protection from Flatwoods).

The Russell High School football field is home to a fire-breathing Red Devil, the school's mascot Rudy, who sits atop the scoreboard. Russell High School was the 1978 Kentucky State 3A football champion, as well as the 2005 Kentucky State 2A football champion.[18]

Notable people

See also

  • List of cities and towns along the Ohio River

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Russell city, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2016.[dead link]
  5. ^ City of Russell. Official site. Accessed 21 April 2010.
  6. ^ Rennick, p. 6. Accessed 29 September 2013.
  7. ^ a b c Rennick, Robert. Kentucky Place Names, pp. 258–259. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 29 September 2013.
  8. ^ a b Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Russell, Kentucky". Accessed 26 August 2013.
  9. ^ a b c d The Kentucky Encyclopedia, p. 789. "Russell". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1992. Accessed 29 September 2013.
  10. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  13. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  14. ^ UPDATE: KDMC to purchase Pavilion for $3M
  15. ^ Pavilion prime spot for vaccine
  16. ^ Developers purchase Ashland Plaza Hotel, plan $16M in upgrades
  17. ^ Top employers in Tri-State Retrieved on 2010-04-21
  18. ^ "OWENSBORO CATHOLIC vs RUSSELL (Dec 03, 2005)". Kentucky High School Athletic Association.

External links

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