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Harrodsburg is a city in and the county seat of
Harrodsburg was founded in 1774 by James
Harrod, and was initially known as Harrod's Town or Harrodstown. The settlement
was abandoned as a result of attacks by Native Americans in Dunmore's War that
same year, but was resettled in 1775, nominally part of the proposed
As of the census of 2000, there were
8,014 people, 3,449 households, and 2,234 families residing in the city. The
population density was 1,510.5 /sq mi (583.2 /km2).
There were 3,709 housing units at an average density of 699.1 /sq mi
(269.9 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was 88.92% White,
7.52% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.02% Pacific
Islander, 1.14% from other races, and 1.50% from two or more races. Hispanics
or Latinos of any race were 2.15% of the population.
There were 3,449 households out of which 31.3% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples
living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and
35.2% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals
and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91.
The age distribution was 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.0%
from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there
were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was US
$27,500, and the median income for a family was $34,503. Males had a median
income of $31,214 versus $21,216 for females. The per capita income for the
city was $15,327. About 14.2% of families and 17.1% of the population were
below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of
those age 65 or over.