Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Fort Mitchell, Kentucky


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Kentucky
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Kenton
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area_total_km2 = 8.1
area_land_km2 = 8.1
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 3.1
area_land_sq_mi = 3.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 8089
population_density_km2 = 996.8
population_density_sq_mi = 2581.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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elevation_m = 260
elevation_ft = 853
latd = 39 |latm = 2 |lats = 50 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 33 |longs = 36 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 41011, 41017
area_code = 859
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 21-28558
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blank1_info = 0492355
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Fort Mitchell is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,089 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Fort Mitchell is located at coor dms|39|2|50|N|84|33|36|W|city (39.047221, -84.559993)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.1 km²), all of it land.

History

Fort Mitchell was the site of American Civil War fortifications built for the Defense of Cincinnati in 1862 named for General Ormsby M. Mitchel, a professor at Cincinnati College (now the University of Cincinnati).

Fort Mitchell was chartered as a city in 1909. [http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-fort-mitchell.html]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 8,089 people, 3,530 households, and 2,033 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,581.8 people per square mile (997.8/km²). There were 3,744 housing units at an average density of 1,195.0/sq mi (461.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.87% White, 0.99% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population.

There were 3,530 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,335, and the median income for a family was $63,910. Males had a median income of $41,358 versus $29,873 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,229. About 2.6% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.fortmitchell.com/ Official City Website]
* [http://www.nkyviews.com/kenton/kenton.htm Historical Texts and Images of Fort Mitchell, Kentucky]
* [http://www.cincinnatimemory.org/gsdl/collect/greaterc/archives/HASH0114/b046c56b.dir/kce000199photo.jpgFort Mitchell, American Civil War fort]

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