Sardis is a home rule-class city in Mason and Robertson

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. The population was 60 as of the 2020 census, down from 103 in

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Geography

Sardis is located in southwestern Mason County and eastern Robertson County with the majority in Mason County. U.S. Route 62 passes through the center of town, leading northeast to Maysville, the Mason

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, and west to Mount Olivet, the Robertson County seat. According to the

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, Sardis has a total area of , of which , or 0.1%, are water. Sardis sits on a ridge which drains north to Smith Branch and Shannon Creek, a tributary of the North Fork of the Licking River; and south to Five Lick Creek, a tributary via Johnson Creek of the main stem of the Licking River, which flows northwest to the

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at Covington. The Mason County portion of Sardis is part of the Maysville micropolitan area.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 149 people, 58 households, and 36 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 64 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.33%

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, and 0.67% from two or more races. There were 58 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were

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living together, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.08. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $14,886, and the median income for a family was $27,917. Males had a median income of $22,188 versus $14,375 for females. The

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for the city was $9,881. There were 14.3% of families and 31.6% of the population living below the

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, including 40.0% of under eighteens and 36.0% of those over 64.

References

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