Simpsonville, Kentucky facts for kids
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City of Simpsonville
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Pavilion at Fred Wiche Park In Simpsonville, Kentucky
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American Saddlebred Horse Capital of the World
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Location of Simpsonville in Shelby County, Kentucky.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Shelby |
| Incorporated | 1833 |
| Named for | John Simpson |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Commission |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.38 sq mi (6.15 km2) |
| • Land | 2.35 sq mi (6.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 2,990 |
| • Density | 1,270.72/sq mi (490.71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
40067
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| Area code(s) | 502 |
| FIPS code | 21-70752 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0503542 |
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Simpsonville is a home rule-class city in Shelby County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is located 8 miles west of Shelbyville, Kentucky and 23 miles east of Louisville situated along U.S. 60. The population was 2,484 during the 2010 U.S. Census.
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Geography
Simpsonville is located at 38°13′6″N 85°21′11″W / 38.21833°N 85.35306°W (38.218373, -85.353058). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), of which 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (1.50%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1830 | 77 | — | |
| 1850 | 225 | — | |
| 1860 | 169 | −24.9% | |
| 1870 | 239 | 41.4% | |
| 1880 | 253 | 5.9% | |
| 1890 | 290 | 14.6% | |
| 1900 | 203 | −30.0% | |
| 1910 | 185 | −8.9% | |
| 1920 | 189 | 2.2% | |
| 1930 | 181 | −4.2% | |
| 1940 | 220 | 21.5% | |
| 1950 | 247 | 12.3% | |
| 1960 | 220 | −10.9% | |
| 1970 | 628 | 185.5% | |
| 1980 | 642 | 2.2% | |
| 1990 | 907 | 41.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,281 | 41.2% | |
| 2010 | 2,484 | 93.9% | |
| 2020 | 2,990 | 20.4% | |
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As of the census of 2010, there were 2,484 people, 935 households, and 672 families residing in the city. The population density was 980.9 people per square mile (377.6/km2). There were 935 housing units at an average density of 395.9 per square mile (152.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.89% White, 6.80% African American, 0.52% Native American, 2.09% Asian, 2.86% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.98% of the population.
There were 935 households, out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,000, and the median income for a family was $52,560. Males had a median income of $34,688 versus $27,431 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,443. About 7.7% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Early in its history Simpsonville had several one-room schools including Professor John W. Adams' school in the 1850s and Jordans Fairview Academy from 1868 to 1880. By 1895 it had four private schools and its first public high school (Simpsonville High School) was built in 1912. In the following decades the high school was merged with Todd's Point in 1940 and Finchville High School in 1950. The high school closed its doors in 1958 when Shelby County decided to consolidate its school system and it became Simpsonville Elementary school. Today Simpsonville is served by the Shelby County Public School system with its residents attending Martha Layne Collins High School in Shelbyville. There is also one private that serves all grades: Corpus Christi Academy.
Following the Civil War all Kentucky schools were segregated. Simpsonville's African-American children attended Simpsonville School and Lincoln Model School. Simpsonville was also the site of the Lincoln Institute; a boarding school for African American founded in 1912. It was built by Berea College in response to the Day Law which forced segregation of all public and private educational facilities. It offered both high school and vocational training until 1966 when declining enrollment caused by Brown v. Board of Education forced it to close. Today the grounds serve as the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Job Corps Training Center.
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Old Stone Inn; June 2, 1940
