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Junction City, Kentucky

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65: 1381: 1176: 53: 787: 417:, who lived and was buried nearby. This community's separate post office was known as "South Danville" when it was established April 26, 1866, renamed Shelby City the next year (the eastern portion of Junction City is still known as Shelby City), and closed in 1926. It was also known as "Briartown" and its L&N station was called "Danville Station". The 798:
living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.93.
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27.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.
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reached the area. It was originally known as "Goresburg" for the proprietors of the Gore Hotel. The Gore post office opened in 1880, and was renamed Goresburg in 1882. The town was renamed "Junction City" when the
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was 1,088.3 people per square mile (420.2 people/km). There were 945 housing units at an average density of 470.9 units per square mile (181.8 units/km). The racial makeup of the city was 97.53%
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reached town later that year, its tracks intersecting those of the L&N. The city was formally incorporated April 8, 1882, by the
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29,569, and the median income for a family was $ 32,609. Males had a median income of $ 25,700 versus $ 21,688 for females. The
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Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Junction City, Kentucky". Accessed 1 August 2013.
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There were 876 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were
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for the city was $ 13,258. About 14.5% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the
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of 2000, there were 2,184 people, 876 households, and 617 families residing in the city. The
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Junction City, Kentucky
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counties. Much of Junction City is concentrated along Shelby Street between the
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on the east. The part of town east of US 127 is known as "Shelby City."
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The southeastern part of Junction City was once the separate town of
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Location of Junction City in Boyle County, Kentucky.
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Junction City's population was 2,241 at the 1291: 1097: 8: 1298: 1284: 1276: 1104: 1090: 1082: 783:of any race were 3.85% of the population. 475: 31: 468:intersect in northwestern Junction City. 444:The city lies in a broad valley south of 827: 429:line, just south of this part of town. 330: 309: 285: 251: 222: 214: 185: 170: 108: 73: 61: 49: 867: 865: 495: 376:Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area 833: 831: 319: 297: 268: 243: 235: 227: 206: 198: 190: 175: 150: 142: 130: 118: 7: 1554:Danville, Kentucky micropolitan area 1384:Location of Lincoln County, Kentucky 775:, and 0.32% from two or more races. 790:Caboose on display in Junction City 211:0.01 sq mi (0.01 km) 203:2.01 sq mi (5.20 km) 195:2.01 sq mi (5.21 km) 1544:Cities in Lincoln County, Kentucky 1306:Municipalities and communities of 1179:Location of Boyle County, Kentucky 1112:Municipalities and communities of 1024:"Census of Population and Housing" 485: 421:, Isaac Shelby, and his homestead 25: 419:tomb of Kentucky's first governor 388:Louisville and Nashville Railroad 1539:Cities in Boyle County, Kentucky 956:"Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer" 63: 51: 248:1,130.61/sq mi (436.54/km) 29:City in Kentucky, United States 1: 1004:. United States Census Bureau 886:. United States Census Bureau 850:. United States Census Bureau 386:Junction City began when the 1053:United States Census Bureau 981:United States Census Bureau 935:United States Census Bureau 911:. Kentucky League of Cities 848:"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files" 439:United States Census Bureau 393:Cincinnati Southern Railway 237: • Estimate  1570: 1504: 1377: 1320: 1251: 1172: 1126: 739: 726: 711: 696: 681: 666: 651: 636: 621: 606: 591: 576: 561: 546: 531: 516: 501: 494: 489: 484: 481: 74: 62: 50: 41: 1309:Lincoln County, Kentucky 425:, is located across the 219:984 ft (300 m) 181:Mayor-council government 456:tracks on the west and 36:Junction City, Kentucky 1385: 1180: 1115:Boyle County, Kentucky 791: 1383: 1178: 1049:"U.S. Census website" 789: 740:U.S. Decennial Census 477:Historical population 271: • Summer ( 94:37.58528°N 84.79028°W 18:Shelby City, Kentucky 1517:United States portal 1264:United States portal 374:. 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Shelby City, Kentucky
City
Junction City
Location of Junction City in Boyle County, Kentucky.
37°35′07″N 84°47′25″W / 37.58528°N 84.79028°W / 37.58528; -84.79028
Country
State
Kentucky
Counties
Boyle
Named for
L&N
Cincinnati Southern
railroads
Mayor-council government
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
859
FIPS code
GNIS
jcky.us
home rule-class city
Boyle County
Lincoln County
U.S. state

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