City in Kentucky, United States
Campton
is a
home rule-class city
in and the
county seat
of
Wolfe County
,
Kentucky
, United States.
[2]
The population was 441 at the
2010 census
.
History
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Campton was a camp town with a small creek, Swift Creek (named after Jonathan Swift of the legend of
Swift's silver mine
), running through the town. Swift supposedly buried treasure in the area which has never been recovered.
Geography
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Campton is located at
37°44′05″N
83°32′54″W
/
37.734689°N 83.548427°W
/
37.734689; -83.548427
.
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According to the
United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km
2
), of which 1.1 square miles (2.8 km
2
) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km
2
) (3.57%) is water.
Demographics
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As of the
census
[5]
of 2000, there were 424 people, 196 households, and 117 families residing in the city. The population density was 393.4 inhabitants per square mile (151.9/km
2
). There were 229 housing units at an average density of 212.5 per square mile (82.0/km
2
). The racial makeup of the city was 99.76%
White
, and 0.24% from two or more races.
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race were 0.71% of the population.
There were 196 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were
married couples
living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $17,778, and the median income for a family was $21,528. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $21,875 for females. The
per capita income
for the city was $11,167. About 31.8% of families and 34.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
, including 47.4% of those under age 18 and 23.6% of those age 65 or over.
Education
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Campton has a
lending library
, the Wolfe County Public Library.
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Arts and culture
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The annual
Swift Silver Mine Festival
is held on Labor Day weekend each year. It includes a parade and vendors in the downtown area.
Notable people
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- Folk artist
Edgar Tolson
;
Ralph Rinzler
of the Smithsonian Institution was impressed by Tolson's figures, and included them in the 1971 Festival of American Folklife.
- Folk artist Randy Spencer; Well known folk artist and creator of
Kentucky Walking Sticks
.
- Tyler Booth
, Country singer, grew up near the city Campton, Kentucky, population 424, on a farm where he begin playing guitar and writing songs from an early age. Booth signed a major record deal with
Sony Music Nashville
in early 2020. His voice and song writing talents were discovered while attending college at
Morehead State University
his freshman year.
References
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- ^
"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
March 18,
2022
.
- ^
"Find a County"
. National Association of Counties. Archived from
the original
on May 31, 2011
. Retrieved
June 7,
2011
.
- ^
"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990"
.
United States Census Bureau
. February 12, 2011
. Retrieved
April 23,
2011
.
- ^
"Census of Population and Housing"
. Census.gov
. Retrieved
June 4,
2015
.
- ^
"U.S. Census website"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
January 31,
2008
.
- ^
"Kentucky Public Library Directory"
. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from
the original
on January 11, 2019
. Retrieved
June 7,
2019
.
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