Bremen () 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 and its largest city is Central City. History Muhlenberg County was formed in 1798 from ...

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, in the United States. The population was 172 at the 2020 census.

History

The city was settled by German immigrants who named it after

Bremen, Germany Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the German state of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. W ...

. A post office called Bremen has been in operation since 1832.

2021 tornado

In the late hours of December 10, 2021, a violent tornado tore through the town, causing major damage and killing 11 residents. The tornado reached peak intensity before it hit the city. The northern part of the city was destroyed and all other areas around the area were extremely damaged from the high winds. Some of the worst damage in Bremen occurred along Bethlehem Cemetery Road, where a row of four homes were obliterated, with debris scattered and wind-rowed long distances through fields across the street.

Geography

Bremen is located at (37.363240, -87.217510). The city is situated along

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 Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is ...

northwest of Central City. 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 365 people, 164 households, and 110 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 183 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.08%

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, and 1.92% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.27% of the population. There were 164 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were

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living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.74. In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,136, and the median income for a family was $36,094. Males had a median income of $24,712 versus $19,844 for females. The

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for the city was $14,959. About 10.6% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the

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, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

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