Grand Rivers is a home rule-class city in Livingston County,

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, in the United States. The population was 382 at the 2010 census, up from 343 in 2000. It is part of the Paducah micropolitan area.

Geography

Grand Rivers is located at (37.004732, -88.231773). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which 1.8 square miles (4.8 km²) is land and (2.13%) is water. The town was formerly located at the narrowest point between the

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and the

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. Both were dammed and artificial lakes created by the

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and the Army Corp of Engineers in the early 20th century; the town now lies on an isthmus of land between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley.

History

Grand Rivers may have originally been known as Narrows from its position between the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers. The local post office was established in 1879 as Otisville; changed its name in 1882 to Bernard; and was then changed again to Nickells the next year after the name of a new

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station. The settlement was formally incorporated by the

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in 1890 as Grand Rivers.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Grand Rivers, Kentucky". Accessed 28 July 2013. This newly expanded community was part of local businessman Thomas W. Lawson's attempt to develop local iron deposits into a major steel industry. (The enterprise failed within a few years.) The name refers the

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and

rivers which previously met near the site, prior to the TVA's creation of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. The Tennessee's confluence with the

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is located within 40 miles of the town as well.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 343 people, 165 households, and 103 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 201 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.08%

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, 0.29% Native American, 0.29%

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, 1.17% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.17% of the population. There were 165 households, out of which 17.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were

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living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.63. In the city, the population was spread out, with 16.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 35.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $33,250, and the median income for a family was $42,917. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $15,521 for females. The

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for the city was $21,642. About 8.7% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the

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, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Official website of Grand RiversOfficial website of Livingston County, KY
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