Scottsville is a home rule-class city in Allen County,

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, in the United States. It is the

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of its county. The population was 4,299 during the 2020 United States census.

History

The site along Bays Fork was settled in 1797 and developed into a stagecoach station. The town was laid off in 1816 and established the next year. It was named for

's 4th governor, Charles Scott. In the early 19th century, it was also known as Allen Court House and Scottville.Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names''
p. 266
University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 1 August 2013. Scottsville was the birthplace of what would become the

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nationwide chain of 15,000 stores, with J. L. Turner and his son Cal Turner Sr. opening their first department store there in 1945. In 1955, the Turners began to open more stores, and, in 1968, founded Dollar General Corporation or DOLGEN Corp.

Geography

Scottsville is located at (36.751504, -86.192692). According to the

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

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

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system, Scottsville has a

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, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 4,226 people, 1,861 households, and 1,130 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 2,066 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.5%

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, 2.5%

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, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.0%

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, 0.4% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population. There were 1,861 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were

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living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.83. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 20 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.66 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.54 males. The median income for a household in the city was $24,960, and the median income for a family was $36,711. Males had a median income of $31,367 versus $29,750 for females. The

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for the city was $13,555. About 20.3% of families and 28.5% of the population were below the

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, including 35.0% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

Mennonite community

Scottsville is home of the main settlement of the

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s, also called "Scottsville Mennonites", a branch of

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s. They did not emerge from a single division, as most other

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groups, but have a long history of divisions and mergers. They moved to Scottsville in 1978, coming from

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. Stephen Scott: Old Order and Conservative Mennonites Groups, Intercourse, PA 1996, page 104.

Education

Scottsville's public schools are part of the Allen County Schools school district. The district has one elementary school, one intermediate school, one middle school, and one high school. Ninth through twelfth grade students attend Allen County-Scottsville High School. Scottsville has a lending library, the Allen County Public Library.

Media

Scottsville is home to a weekly newspaper, the Citizen-Times, which was founded in 1890. Two radio stations, WVLE (99.3 FM) and WLCK (1250 AM). WVLE recently changed broadcast formats from country to a variety of adult contemporary hits from the past three decades. "The All New Love FM," as the station is now known, also has twice daily news segments covering Scottsville and the rest of Allen County.

Notable people

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- Evangelist (born near Scottsville) * Mary Noka Hood (1907 - 1986)- Microbiologist and professor at

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- Professional

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player * Lattie Moore - Singer, songwriter and musician;

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member * Charles Napier - Actor and voice actor who was the voice of Duke Phillips *

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- Sixth President of the

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(Major League Baseball) and Democratic Kentucky legislator * J.L. Turner - Founder of J.L. Turner and Son, the predecessor of

, in Scottsville * Cal Turner - Founder of

* Cal Turner Jr. - Former CEO of

and son of Cal Turner *

Norro Wilson Norris Denton "Norro" Wilson (April 4, 1938 – June 8, 2017) was an American country music singer-songwriter, producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Wilson wrote or co-wrote numerous hit songs during more than 40 yea ...

- Nashville songwriter and record producer *

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(James Morris) -

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References

External links

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Chamber of Commerce

WVLE 99.3 FM Radio
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