Cerulean is a

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and

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in Trigg and

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counties,

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. At one time, it was a city, incorporated as Cerulean Springs. It lies along Kentucky Routes 124 and 126 northeast of the city of Cadiz, the

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of Trigg County. Its elevation is 512 feet (156 m), and it is located at (36.9594919, -87.7100107). It has a

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with the ZIP code 42215. The community is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

The majority of Cerulean is located in Trigg County with a small portion in Christian County.

Demographics

In 2010, 314 people lived within Cerulean's census designated place, which encompasses but does not include all those living within the greater Cerulean zip code.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 303 people, 131 housing units, and 214 families residing in the CDP. There were 194

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people, 87

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, 1 Native American, 0

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, 1 person from some other race, and 20 people from two or more races. 3 people had

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origin. The median age was 48.9 years old. 20.6% of the population were older than 65, with 18.8% being between the ages of 65 and 74, and 1.7% being between the ages of 75 and 84. 1.1% of the population was

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. The median household income was $49,537, with families having $71,019. 32.1% of the population were in poverty.

History

Cerulean was first settled around 1790, and later took its first name, Cerulean Springs, from the color of water from a local spring. The spring's color was changed to

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by the New Madrid earthquake of 1811. The town itself was incorporated in 1822 and took the shorter name of Cerulean in 1894. The town is best known for its 19th-century health resort, the Cerulean Springs Hotel, which earned a famed reputation throughout the Upper South after its initial 1817 opening. According to ''The Kentucky Atlas'', "the resort business declined during the early twentieth century and the resort hotel burned in 1925. There was a rock quarry operating from 1895 until 1953 when it flooded. Much of the town burned in 1971." US poet laureate

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spent his summers in Cerulean growing up as a child, staying with his maternal grandparents who lived there. Cerulean also served as point of greatest eclipse for the

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Schools

Most students in Cerulean currently attend Trigg County Public Schools in Cadiz. Those who live on the Christian County side attend Christian County Public Schools in

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. Before

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, Black children living in the area attended Cerulean Colored School, one of two segregated schools in

Trigg County Trigg County is a county located on the far southwest border of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,061. Its county seat is Cadiz. Formed in 1820, the county was named for Stephen Trigg, an officer in the ...

References

External links

Trigg County Public Schools, Kentucky
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