Brownsville is a home rule-class city in

Edmonson County Edmonson County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,126. Its county seat is Brownsville. The county was formed in 1825 and named for Captain John "Jack" ...

, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the county seat and is a certified Kentucky Trail Town. The population was 836 at the time of the 2010 census, down from 921 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Bowling Green metropolitan area. It is just outside

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Geography

Brownsville is located near the center of Edmonson County at . The city limits border the western edge of Mammoth Cave National Park, with access to Houchin Ferry Campground. State Routes 70 and

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pass through the city together as Main Street. KY 70 leads east to Cave City and west to

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at Aberdeen, while KY 259 leads southeast to

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and north to Leitchfield. According to the United States Census Bureau, Brownsville has a total area of , of which , or 0.26%, is water. The city is located on the

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, a tributary of the

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Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 921 people, 387 households, and 229 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 421 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.37% White, 0.11% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.11%

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, 0.11% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or

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of any race were 0.76% of the population. There were 387 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were

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living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.81. In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 72.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $15,370, and the median income for a family was $21,250. Males had a median income of $26,125 versus $14,583 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,711. About 30.8% of families and 32.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.2% of those under age 18 and 24.5% of those age 65 or over.

Plain community

There is a Plain, horse and buggy community with about 40 to 50 people in Peace Valley, Brownsville. It is closely affiliated with Caneyville.

Education

Brownsville is served by the

Edmonson County Schools Edmonson County Schools is a public school district in Edmonson County, Kentucky, based in Brownsville. Schools The Edmonson County School District has two elementary schools, one school that houses 5th and 6th grade students, one middle schoo ...

. Schools in the district located in Brownsville are: *

Edmonson County High School Edmonson County High School is a four year high school located in Brownsville, Kentucky, United States. It is the only high school serving the Edmonson County School system. History The school was established in 1959 following the consolidati ...

(Principal: Brian Alexander; Assistant Principal: Chad Johnston *Edmonson County Middle School (Principal:Brandon Prunty) *Edmonson County 5th/6th Center (Principal:Allan Talley. Brownsville has a lending library, the Edmonson County Public Library.

Notable residents

Music promoter

Denver D. Ferguson Denver Darious Ferguson (February 19, 1895 – May 11, 1957) was an American businessman and nightclub owner in Indianapolis, who had a leading role in establishing the " Chitlin' Circuit" of entertainment venues for black entertainers and ...

was born in Brownsville.

References

External links

Brownsville
at the U.S. Geographic Names Information System {{authority control Cities in Kentucky Cities in Edmonson County, Kentucky County seats in Kentucky Bowling Green metropolitan area, Kentucky