Campton, Kentucky

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Field	Value
official_name	Campton, Kentucky
settlement_type	City
image_skyline	Wolfe County, Kentucky courthouse.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Wolfe County courthouse in Campton
image_map	File:Wolfe County Kentucky Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Campton Highlighted 2112358.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Campton in Wolfe County, Kentucky.
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Kentucky
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Wolfe
government_type	City Commission
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Katherine May
established_title	Incorporated
established_date	March 17, 1870
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_sq_mi	1.00
area_land_sq_mi	1.00
area_water_sq_mi	0.00
population_as_of	2020
population_total	316
population_density_sq_mi	316.32
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_ft	961
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP codes
postal_code	41301, 41342
area_code	606
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	21-12358
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	0511172
area_total_km2	2.59
area_land_km2	2.59
area_water_km2	0.00
population_density_km2	122.11
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History

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

Campton is located at .

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 sqmi, of which 1.1 sqmi is land and 0.04 sqmi (3.57%) is water.

Demographics

|1870= 67 |1880= 102 |1890= 317 |1900= 276 |1910= 326 |1920= 277 |1930= 337 |1940= 418 |1950= 431 |1960= 484 |1970= 419 |1980= 486 |1990= 484 |2000= 424 |2010= 441 |2020= 316 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 424 people, 196 households, and 117 families residing in the city. The population density was 393.4 PD/sqmi. There were 229 housing units at an average density of 212.5 /sqmi. 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

Campton has a lending library, the Wolfe County Public Library.

Arts and culture

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

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

"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
"Find a County". National Association of Counties.
(2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"Kentucky Public Library Directory". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

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