Wallins Creek, Kentucky

Wallins Creek, Kentucky
FIPS code		21-80310
GNIS feature ID	0506153

Wallins Creek is an

when it was still a city, having dropped from 257 at the 2000 census.

History

Wallins Creek began life as a coal mining town in 1925; the mine was owned by the Wallins Creek Coal Corporation. The Wallins Creek Baptist Church was established in 1855 with 30 members.

Wallins Creek is home to the Wallins Elementary School, which has been in use since the 1940s and has won several awards in sports and academics.

Geography

Wallins Creek is in western Harlan County, in the valley of the Cumberland River. U.S. Route 119 runs through the northern part of the community, leading northwest (upriver) 8 miles (13 km) to Harlan, the county seat, and southwest 23 miles (37 km) to Pineville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2010 the city had a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.86 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²), or 5.31%, were water.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1930	900		—
1940	903		0.3%
1950	525		−41.9%
1960	468		−10.9%
1970	369		−21.2%
1980	459		24.4%
1990	261		−43.1%
2000	257		−1.5%
2010	156		−39.3%
2020	212		35.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the

, and 2.33% from two or more races.

There were 112 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $11,083, and the median income for a family was $16,563. Males had a median income of $17,500 versus $20,625 for females. The

, including 46.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 14.6% of those 65 or over.

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