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Scottsville is a home rule-class city in Allen 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 ...
, in the United States. It is the
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of its county. The population was 4,226 during the 2010 U.S. Census.


History

The site along Bays Fork was settled in 1797 and developed into a stagecoach station. The town was laid off in 1816 and established the next year. It was named for
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 ...
's 4th governor, Charles Scott. In the early 19th century, it was also known as Allen Court House and Scottville.Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names''
p. 266
University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 1 August 2013.
Scottsville was the birthplace of what would become the Dollar General nationwide chain of 15,000 stores, with J. L. Turner and his son Cal Turner Sr. opening their first department store there in 1945. In 1955, the Turners began to open more stores, and, in 1968, founded
Dollar General Corporation Dollar General Corporation is an American chain of variety stores headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. As of April 11, 2022, Dollar General operates 18,216 stores in the continental United States. The company began in 1939 as a family-own ...
or DOLGEN Corp.


Geography

Scottsville is located at (36.751504, -86.192692). According to the
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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.


Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the
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system, Scottsville has a
humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...
, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2010, there were 4,226 people, 1,861 households, and 1,130 families residing in the city. The
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was . There were 2,066 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.5%
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, 2.5%
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, 0.3% Native American, 0.2%
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, 0.0%
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, 0.4% from
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, and 2.1% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 1.4% of the population. There were 1,861 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were
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living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.83. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 20 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.66 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.54 males. The median income for a household in the city was $24,960, and the median income for a family was $36,711. Males had a median income of $31,367 versus $29,750 for females. The
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for the city was $13,555. About 20.3% of families and 28.5% of the population were below the
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, including 35.0% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.


Mennonite community

Scottsville is home of the main settlement of the
Noah Hoover Mennonite The Noah Hoover Mennonites, called "Old Order Mennonite Church (Hoover)" by the Mennonite World Conference, and sometimes called " Scottsville Mennonites”, are a group of very plain Old Order Mennonites that originally came from the Stauffer Menno ...
s, also called "Scottsville Mennonites", a branch of
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s. They did not emerge from a single division, as most other
Anabaptist Anabaptism (from New Latin language, Neo-Latin , from the Greek language, Greek : 're-' and 'baptism', german: Täufer, earlier also )Since the middle of the 20th century, the German-speaking world no longer uses the term (translation: "Re- ...
groups, but have a long history of divisions and mergers. They moved to Scottsville in 1978, coming from
Snyder County, Pennsylvania Snyder County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,736. The county seat is Middleburg. Snyder County was formed in 1855 from parts of Union County. Snyder County comprises the Selin ...
. Stephen Scott: Old Order and Conservative Mennonites Groups, Intercourse, PA 1996, page 104.


Education

Scottsville Public Schools are part of the Allen County Schools School District. The district has one elementary school, one intermediate school, one middle school, and one high school. Ninth through twelfth grade students attend Allen County Scottsville High School. Scottsville has a lending library, the Allen County Public Library.


Media

Scottsville is home to a weekly newspaper, the Citizen-Times, which was founded in 1890. Two radio stations, WVLE (99.3 FM) and WLCK (1250 AM). WVLE recently changed broadcast formats from country to a variety of adult contemporary hits from the past three decades. "The All New Love FM," as the station is now known, also has twice daily news segments covering Scottsville and the rest of Allen County.


Notable people

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Mordecai Ham Mordecai Fowler Ham, Jr. (April 2, 1877 – November 1, 1961), was an American Independent Baptist evangelist and temperance movement leader. Racism and Anti-Semitism Ham had a reputation for racism and anti-Semitism. He believed and preached ...
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Evangelist Evangelist may refer to: Religion * Four Evangelists, the authors of the canonical Christian Gospels * Evangelism, publicly preaching the Gospel with the intention of spreading the teachings of Jesus Christ * Evangelist (Anglican Church), a c ...
(born near Scottsville) *
Jim McDaniels James Ronald McDaniels (April 2, 1948 – September 6, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. McDaniels played collegiately for Western Kentucky University and was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1971 American Basketball Associa ...
- Professional
basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
player * Lattie Moore - Singer, songwriter and musician; Rockabilly Hall of Fame Member * Charles Napier - Actor and voice actor who was the voice of Duke Phillips *
Harry Pulliam Harry Clay Pulliam (February 9, 1869 – July 29, 1909) was an American baseball executive who served as the sixth President of the National League. He served from 1903 until his death in 1909. He was president during the period in which the Nati ...
- Sixth President of the
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(Major League Baseball) and Democratic Kentucky legislator * J.L. Turner - Founder of J.L. Turner and Son, the predecessor of Dollar General, in Scottsville *
Cal Turner Hurley Calister "Cal" Turner (May 28, 1915 – November 20, 2000) was an American businessman. He was the co-founder of Dollar General alongside his father. Early life Cal Turner was born on May 28, 1915, in Macon County, Tennessee. His father, J ...
- Founder of Dollar General * Cal Turner Jr. - Former CEO of Dollar General and son of
Cal Turner Hurley Calister "Cal" Turner (May 28, 1915 – November 20, 2000) was an American businessman. He was the co-founder of Dollar General alongside his father. Early life Cal Turner was born on May 28, 1915, in Macon County, Tennessee. His father, J ...
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Norro Wilson Norris Denton "Norro" Wilson (April 4, 1938 – June 8, 2017) was an American country music singer-songwriter, producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Wilson wrote or co-wrote numerous hit songs during more than 40 ye ...
- Nashville songwriter and record producer *
Hillbilly Jim James Morris (born July 5, 1952) is an American retired professional wrestler and current radio host, better known by his ring name, Hillbilly Jim. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1984 to 1991, ...
(James Morris) -
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References


External links

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Chamber of Commerce

WVLE 99.3 FM Radio
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