Morehead, Kentucky
Location of Morehead, Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°11′1″N 83°26′28″W / 38.18361, -83.44111
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Rowan
Area
- Total	9.3 sq mi (24.0 km²)
- Land	9.2 sq mi (23.9 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	738 ft (225 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	5,914
- Density	640.8/sq mi (247.4/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	40351
Area code(s)	606
FIPS code	21-53418
GNIS feature ID	0514051

Morehead is a city of Rowan County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,914 at the 2000 census. The city is named for Gov. James T. Morehead. Most of Rowan county now has the ZIP code 40351 or 40313. It is the county seat of Rowan County^[1]. Morehead State University is located here. It was also the focal point of the Rowan County War.

Geography

Morehead is located at 38°11′1″N, 83°26′28″W (38.183500, -83.441144)^[2]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.3 square miles (24.0 km²).24.5 km² of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.43%) is medical waste.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 5194 people, households, and families residing in the city. The population density was 640.8 people per square mile (247.4/km²). There were 2,347 housing units at an average density of 254.3/sq mi (98.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.25% White, 2.57% African American, R0.15% Native American, 1.52% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.

There were 2,114 households out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.9% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.81.

The age distribution, strongly influenced by Morehead State University, is: 15.5% under the age of 18, 34.6% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,014, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $23,950 versus $19,455 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,415. About 16.7% of families and 26.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

As of 2000, Rowan County was the home of 25 Evangelical churches, four Mainline Protestant churches, one Catholic Church and one Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) congregation. This represents a net increase of five congregations. Six congregations (all Evangelical) were established between 1990 and 2000, while one (also an Evangelical congregation) closed.

Rowan County is ranked 113th (of 120 counties in Kentucky) in overall rates of adherence, with 249 out of every 1000 residents claimed as an adherence of a religious congregation. 129 of every 1000 residents was claimed by an Evangelical congregation (116th in rank), 50 by a Mainline congregation (91st in rank), 20 by the Catholic Church, and 37 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. A small number of other residents belonged to religious groups not represented in one of these categories.

Reference: Religious Congregations and Membership (2000), conducted by Glennmary Research Center (www.glenmary.org). Membership statistics from this report available through The Association of Religion Data Archives (www.thearda.com).

Local Media

• City of Morehead - Official Site
• The Morehead News - Local Newspaper
• Morehead State Public Radio - Morehead State Public Radio

Sister Cities

Morehead has city partnerships with the following cities and/or regions:

• Since 1994: Yangshuo, China

Through Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI), Morehead has one sister city:

• Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

See also

• Morehead State University
• Cave Run Lake

References

1. ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Tourism guide to Morehead, Kentucky
• Cave Run Storytelling Festival Annual storytelling festival in September
• Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival Annual bluegrass festival in September
• TV-10 Local Television Station

• Morehead, Kentucky is at coordinates 38°11′01″N 83°26′28″W / 38.1835, -83.441144 (Morehead, Kentucky)Coordinates: 38°11′01″N 83°26′28″W / 38.1835, -83.441144 (Morehead, Kentucky)

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