Hazel is a home rule-class city in Calloway County,

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, United States. The population was 410 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Hazel is located in southern Calloway County at (36.504658, −88.325443). It is north of

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, and south of

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on the

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-Kentucky border. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

History

The town was founded as a stop on the

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in 1890. The first post office was established the same year. The origins of its name are unclear: it may have derived from local

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shrubs or from a supposed daughter of either a railroad conductor or the first postmaster. The city was formally incorporated by the

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in 1911.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Hazel, Kentucky". Retrieved July 29, 2013.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 440 people, 197 households, and 121 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 223 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.73%

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, 7.05% African American, and 0.23% from two or more races. There were 197 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% 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 2.86. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,289, and the median income for a family was $33,500. Males had a median income of $26,771 versus $17,292 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,689. About 9.8% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

Culture

In Hazel, antique shops dot Main Street along with other shops and a small café. The town's yearly fall Hazel celebration, "Hazel Day", is now held in early October.

Notable people

* Childhood home of Florida politician

O. L. Burton Otho Liston Burton (December 19, 1906 – September 18, 1971) was an American politician in the state of Florida. Burton was from Hazel, Kentucky and moved to Florida in 1925. A lumber and building material dealer, he served in the Florida House ...

. * Birthplace of 1960s singer-songwriter

Jackie DeShannon Jackie DeShannon (born Sharon Lee Myers; August 21, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and radio broadcaster who has had many hit song credits beginning in the 1960s, as both a singer and composer. She was one of the first female singer-son ...

. * Birthplace of philanthropist

Ella Florence Fondren Ella Florence Fondren (née Cochrum; June 1, 1880 – May 3, 1982) was a philanthropist to hospitals and institutions of higher learning. Early life Ella Florence Fondren was born on June 1, 1880, to Allen Cathy and Mary (Pogue) Cochrum in Haz ...

References

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