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Raywick is a home rule-class city in Marion County,
Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
, United States. The population was 144 at the 2000 census.


History

Raywick is a compound of the names of two pioneer families, Ray and Wickliffe. Two members of these families, Loyd Ray and Nancy Wickliffe, married in 1811. A post office has been in operation at Raywick since 1833. The city incorporated in 1838.Robert Rennick,
Kentucky Place Names
' (University Press of Kentucky, 1984), p. 248.


Geography

Raywick is located at (37.560472, −85.429675). The city is situated along the Rolling Fork, just upstream from the river's confluence with Prather Creek, and just east of the point where
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, and LaRue counties meet. Raywick is concentrated around the intersection of Kentucky Route 527, which connects it with Loretto to the north and Campbellsville across the mountains to the south, and
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, which connects the city with
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to the east. According to the
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, the city has a total area of , all land.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 144 people, 59 households, and 44 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 67 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00%
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. There were 59 households, out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were
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living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.89. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $20,625 for females. The
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for the city was $14,147. There were 5.6% of families and 12.9% of the population living below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...
, including 16.0% of under eighteens and 19.0% of those over 64.


Notable people

*
J. Proctor Knott James Proctor Knott (August 29, 1830 – June 18, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as the 29th Governor of Kentucky from 1883 to 1887. Born in Kentucky, he moved to Missouri in 1850 and began his political career the ...
- governor of Kentucky.


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External links

* {{authority control Cities in Marion County, Kentucky Cities in Kentucky