South Carrollton is a home rule-class city in

Muhlenberg County Muhlenberg County () is a county in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,928. Its county seat is Greenville. History Muhlenberg County was formed in 1798 from the areas known as Logan and Christian c ...

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 184 at the 2000 census. Founded as Randolph Old Farm in 1838, an early pioneer changed the name of the city to honor his son, Carroll. The name was prefixed with south in order to disambiguate the city from

Carrollton, Kentucky Carrollton is a home rule-class city in—and the county seat of— Carroll County, Kentucky, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kentucky rivers. The population was 3,938 at the 2010 census. Geography Carrollton is located in nor ...

Geography

South Carrollton is located at (37.336799, -87.141719). The city lies along the western bank of the

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, just north of

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U.S. Route 431 U.S. Route 431 (US 431) is a spur of U.S. Route 31. It currently travels for approximately from US 231/Alabama State Route 210 and US 231 Business (US 231 Bus.) and US 431 Bus. in Dothan, Alabama, to Owensboro, ...

traverses South Carrollton, connecting the city with Central City to the south and

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to the north.

Kentucky Route 81 Kentucky Route 81 is a 39.961-mile (64.331 km) state highway in Kentucky that runs from U.S. Route 431 in South Carrollton to Kentucky Route 2831 and Kentucky Route 81 in Owensboro via Bremen, Sacramento, Rumsey, and Calhoun John C. Calh ...

intersects US 431 in South Carrollton, connecting the city with

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

and

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to the northwest. 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 184 people, 70 households, and 53 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 80 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.28%

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, 0.54%

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, 0.54% Native American, and 1.63% from two or more races. There were 70 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.94. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $14,375 for females. The

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for the city was $18,183. About 3.7% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the

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, including 11.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.7% of those 65 or over.

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* {{authority control Cities in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Cities in Kentucky Populated places established in 1838 1838 establishments in Kentucky