Worthington is a home rule-class city on the south bank of the

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in Greenup County,

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, in the United States. The population was 1,609 as of the 2010 U.S. census. Worthington is a part of the Huntington-Ashland-Ironton metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702.

History

The site of the present city was once owned by Abraham Buford, who sold the land to the Means and Russell Iron Company. This company sold the land to W. J. Worthington, Accessed 23 April 2010. who was

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from 1895 to 1899. After his death, the property was given to his daughters, who founded the present town and named it for their father. Worthington was incorporated as a city by the

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on February 5, 1920.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office.
Worthington, Kentucky
". Accessed 23 April 2010.

Geography

Worthington is located in eastern Greenup County at (38.550616, -82.734694), on the south bank of the Ohio River. It is bordered to the west by Wurtland, to the south by Raceland, and to the east by Russell. Directly across the river is the village of Hanging Rock, Ohio, but the closest river crossing is the Oakley C. Collins Memorial Bridge to the southeast, connecting Russell with

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. According to the

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, the city of Worthington has a total area of , of which is land and , or 7.03%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,673 people, 663 households, and 519 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 698 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.74%

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, 0.06%

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, 0.06% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population. There were 663 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were

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living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.86. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,875, and the median income for a family was $39,737. Males had a median income of $35,324 versus $19,643 for females. The

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for the city was $19,239. About 7.8% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the

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, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The city sits within the Raceland-Worthington Independent School District, which also includes the neighboring city of Raceland. All of the district's schools, including Raceland-Worthington High School, are located at the district's main campus in Raceland.

Ashland Regional Airport

Located in Worthington, and named for nearby Ashland, the Ashland Regional Airport was once used extensively by the oil manufacturing company

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before the company's corporate headquarters was moved from Russell to Covington. Currently, the airport serves local charter and private aircraft. Recently, community events, such as car and air shows, have also taken place at the airport.

The current Ohio River backwater called the Gravel Pit was a sand and pea gravel quarry from the 1930s until the construction of the Greenup Lock and Dam in 1962.

Notable person

* Corporal John W. Collier,

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recipient for his service during the

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References

External links

City of Worthington official website

Ashland Alliance
regional Chamber of Commerce *
Ashland Regional Airport
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