Catlettsburg, Kentucky

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Catlettsburg is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,960 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Boyd County^{[Geographic references#6GR6]}.

Catlettsburg is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649.

Contents

1 About the area
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Education
5 See also
6 External links

About the area

The Boyd County Courthouse in Catlettsburg

Catlettsburg is located in the northeast corner of Kentucky at the confluence of the Ohio and Big Sandy rivers. It is considered part of the Kentucky/West Virginia/Ohio Tri-state area. The two most significant landmarks in Catlettsburg are the flood wall and the Catlettsburg Refinery. The latter is owned by Marathon Petroleum Company (formerly Ashland, Inc., then Marathon Ashland Petroleum, LLC). The refinery is somewhat unique within the company because it produces a wide variety of petroleum products. Many MAP refineries, such as the one in Garyville, produce only two or three.

Before the flood wall's construction, it is estimated that Catlettsburg was inundated with flood water once every 18 months. In 1937 a large snowfall and subsequent rainfall in the mountains of West Virginia swept massive amounts of water into the Ohio River. Catlettsburg was completely inundated with water from this runoff, and what would later be called the "1937 Flood" convinced Ashland, Ironton, Catlettsburg and Russell that they needed permanent flood protection.

Catlettsburg is also the birthplace of the serial killer Charles Manson.

Geography

Catlettsburg is located at [38°24′59″N, 82°36′10″W] (38.416273, -82.602762)^{[Geographic references#1GR1]}.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 km² (1.6 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (22.42%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^{[Geographic references#2GR2]} of 2000, there were 1,960 people, 827 households, and 519 families residing in the city. The population density was 591.2/km² (1,528.8/mi²). There were 959 housing units at an average density of 289.3/km² (748.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.16% White, 1.12% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.05% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.10% of the population.

There were 827 households out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,167, and the median income for a family was $34,118. Males had a median income of $26,683 versus $24,107 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,682. About 15.1% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.3% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Boyd County Public Schools

External links

Catlettsburg Homepage: http://www.catlettsburg.com - Note this site is dead or does not work
Catlettsburg Refinery: http://www.mapllc.com/about/catlettsburg.html