Carlisle is a home rule-class city in Nicholas County,

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, United States. The population was 2,010 at the 2010 census. It is the

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of Nicholas County. It is located at the junction of

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and Kentucky Route 36, about halfway between Lexington and Maysville.

History

Carlisle was founded in 1816 when John Kincart donated land to facilitate the relocation of the county seat from Ellisville, to the north.

Geography

According to the

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, Carlisle has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,010 people, 892 households, and 546 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,040 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.10%

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, 0.8%

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, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population. There were 892 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were

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living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 35% of all households were made up of individuals, and 37.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.88. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 19, 5.0% from 20 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,112, and the median income for a family was $42,664.

Education

Public Schools: • Nicholas County Elementary School • Nicholas County Middle School • Nicholas County High School Private Schools: • New Beginnings Christian Academy Public Library: Carlisle has a

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, a branch of the Nicholas County Public Library.

Notable people

Betty Blake Betty Blake (September 20, 1931 – April 13, 1982) was an American historic preservationist and promoter. She was best known for preserving historic riverboats in Cincinnati. Her biggest preservation project was helping to save the ''Delta Queen' ...

, Steamboat preservationist. *

Daniel Boone Daniel Boone (, 1734September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyo ...

, pioneer, folk hero *

Gatewood Galbraith Louis Gatewood Galbraith (January 23, 1947 – January 4, 2012) was an American author and attorney from the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. He was a five-time political candidate for governor of Kentucky and a vocal advocate for legalization of ...

, political activist * Bela M. Hughes, pioneer *

Barbara Kingsolver Barbara Ellen Kingsolver (born April 8, 1955) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include '' The Poisonwood Bible'', the tale of a missionary family in the Congo, and '' Animal, Vegetable, Mira ...

, writer * Robert T. McCowan, Ashland Oil Vice Chairman and UK Board Director * Thomas Metcalfe, moved to a farm in Carlisle * William F. Spurgin, US Army brigadier general, born in Carlisle

References

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