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Harlan is a city in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,081 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Harlan CountyGR6. The popular Old-time song Shady Grove refers to the city in the chorus: Location in the state of Kentucky Formed 1819 Seat Harlan Area - Total - Water 1,212 km² (468 mi²) 2 km² (1 mi²) 0. ...
Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area Ranked 37th - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²) - Width 140 miles (225 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 1. ...
A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ...
Location in the state of Kentucky Formed 1819 Seat Harlan Area - Total - Water 1,212 km² (468 mi²) 2 km² (1 mi²) 0. ...
West Virginia fiddler Edwin Edden Hammons, with unidentified banjo player Old-time music is a form of North American folk music, with roots in the folk music of many countries, most notably: England, Scotland, Ireland, and the African continent. ...
Shady Grove, my little love
Shady Grove, my darling
Shady Grove, my little love
I'm going back to Harlan.
Geography
Harlan is located at 36°50′29″N, 83°19′12″W (36.841487, -83.320066)GR1. Adapted from Wikipedias KY county maps by Seth Ilys. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.5 km² (1.8 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,081 people, 926 households, and 550 families residing in the city. The population density was 459.1/km² (1,187.4/mi²). There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 233.9/km² (604.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.01% White, 7.02% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.86% Asian, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population. Nick Lachey was born here. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
Nicholas Scott Lachey (born November 9, 1973, in Harlan, Kentucky) is an American pop-music singer who rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a writer and joint lead-vocalist along with founding member Jeff Timmons of the boy-band, 98 Degrees. ...
There were 926 households out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.91. Matrimony redirects here. ...
In the city the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $17,270, and the median income for a family was $29,135. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $20,852 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,572. About 23.8% of families and 32.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
History Harlan County was created in 1819 out of part of Knox County. Later, portions of its territory went to form Letcher, Bell, and Leslie counties, leaving a county about fifteen to twenty miles wide and about fifty miles long.
Firsts In 1913, Harlan Countians formed Kentucky's first forest fire protective association
In 1919 the county was the site of the first state forest, Kentenia, on Pine Mountain. Pine Mountain may refer to: Pine Mountain, Georgia Pine Mountain Observatory in Oregon, U.S.A. Pine Mountain Music Festival in Michigan, U.S.A. Pine Mountain Club, California, a location in Kern County Pine Mountain, a ridge in the Appalachian Mountains running through Kentucky, Virginia & Tennessee This is a...
Notable natives Wallace Wah Wah Clayton Jones (born July 14, 1926 in Harlan, Kentucky) is an American former professional basketball player. ...
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Nicholas Scott Lachey (born November 9, 1973, in Harlan, Kentucky) is an American pop-music singer who rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a writer and joint lead-vocalist along with founding member Jeff Timmons of the boy-band, 98 Degrees. ...
A boy band is a type of pop group usually featuring three to five young male singers, though it can go up to six, like bands like Shinhwa, or KAT-TUN. It is disputed whether or not music groups that have more than five members should be considered boybands, such...
Cawood Ledford (April 24, 1926 – September 5, 2001) was the longtime play-by-play announcer for the University of Kentucky basketball and football teams, primarily on radio but sometimes on television as well. ...
The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ...
Educational Institutions Based in Harlan are two school districts, Harlan County Schools and the Harlan Independent School District. The independent schools feature Harlan Elementary, Harlan Middle, and Harlan High.
Although James A. Cawood High School, services about one half of students in central Harlan County, two others exist in the County system. Evarts High School serves a wide geographical area reaching from the Harlan City limits to the Virginia border Cumberland High School] serves students from the cities of Cumberland, Benham, Lynch, and the Letcher County border.
County elementary and middle schools include Evarts Elementary, Black Mountain Elementary and Middle, Cawood Elementary, Green Hills Elementary, Cumberland Elementary, Hall Elementary, Wallins Elementary, and Rosspoint Elementary schools.
Schematic plans were approved by the Harlan County School Board in 2005 for the construction of Harlan County High School, which when completed, all secondary students in the county will be consolidated into one facility. At the time of this revision, the school mascot has been changed from the Harlan County Black Bears to the Harlan County Black Knights.
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