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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%8C_%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C" title="اوونتون، کنتاکی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="اوونتون، کنتاکی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owenton_(Kentucky)" title="Owenton (Kentucky) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Owenton (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owenton" title="Owenton – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Owenton" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owenton" title="Owenton – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Owenton" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owenton_(Kentucky)" title="Owenton (Kentucky) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Owenton (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owenton_(Kentucky)" title="Owenton (Kentucky) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Owenton (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%8C_%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C" title="اوونتون، کنتاکی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اوونتون، کنتاکی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owenton" title="Owenton – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Owenton" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A4%D8%A6%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%86_(%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%8A)" title="اؤئنتن (کنتاکي) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="اؤئنتن (کنتاکي)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owenton,_Kentucky" title="Owenton, Kentucky – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Owenton, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owenton" title="Owenton – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Owenton" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%83%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B8)" title="Оуентон (Кентукки) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Оуентон (Кентукки)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owenton,_Kentucky" title="Owenton, Kentucky – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Owenton, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%83%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B8)" title="Оуентон (Кентукки) – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Оуентон (Кентукки)" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owenton_(Kentucky)" title="Owenton (Kentucky) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Owenton (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owenton_(Kentucky)" title="Owenton (Kentucky) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Owenton (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owenton,_Kentucky" title="Owenton, Kentucky – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Owenton, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li 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data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B8)" title="Овентон (Кентукки) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Овентон (Кентукки)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owenton_(Kentucky)" title="Owenton (Kentucky) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Owenton (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owenton" title="Owenton – 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0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Owenton, Kentucky</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Ky_cities" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Ky cities">City</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Downtown_Owenton_Kentucky.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Downtown Owenton"><img alt="Downtown Owenton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Downtown_Owenton_Kentucky.jpg/250px-Downtown_Owenton_Kentucky.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Downtown_Owenton_Kentucky.jpg/375px-Downtown_Owenton_Kentucky.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Downtown_Owenton_Kentucky.jpg/500px-Downtown_Owenton_Kentucky.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Downtown Owenton</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Owen_County_Kentucky_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Owenton_Highlighted_2158692.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Owenton in Owen County, Kentucky."><img alt="Location of Owenton in Owen County, Kentucky." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Owen_County_Kentucky_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Owenton_Highlighted_2158692.svg/250px-Owen_County_Kentucky_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Owenton_Highlighted_2158692.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Owen_County_Kentucky_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Owenton_Highlighted_2158692.svg/375px-Owen_County_Kentucky_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Owenton_Highlighted_2158692.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Owen_County_Kentucky_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Owenton_Highlighted_2158692.svg/500px-Owen_County_Kentucky_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Owenton_Highlighted_2158692.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="502" data-file-height="254" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Owenton in Owen County, Kentucky.</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Owenton,_Kentucky&params=38_32_19_N_84_50_27_W_region:US_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°32′19″N</span> <span class="longitude">84°50′27″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.53861°N 84.84083°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.53861; -84.84083</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Kentucky" title="List of counties in Kentucky">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Owen_County,_Kentucky" title="Owen County, Kentucky">Owen</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incorporated</th><td class="infobox-data">1828<sup id="cite_ref-sos_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sos-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reincorporated</th><td class="infobox-data">1849<sup id="cite_ref-sos_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sos-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Owen_County,_Kentucky" title="Owen County, Kentucky">Its County</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1.93 sq mi (5.01 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">1.90 sq mi (4.92 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.03 sq mi (0.08 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">958 ft (292 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,682</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2022)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,671</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">884.80/sq mi (341.63/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-5" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-5">UTC-5</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">Eastern (EST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-4" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-4">UTC-4</a> (EDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">40359</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_502" title="Area code 502">502</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">21-58692</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">2404449<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Owenton</b> is a <a href="/wiki/List_of_Kentucky_cities" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Kentucky cities">home rule-class city</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in and the <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> of <a href="/wiki/Owen_County,_Kentucky" title="Owen County, Kentucky">Owen County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>, United States.<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The population was 1,327 at the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">2010 census</a>. It is located at the junction of <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_127" title="U.S. Route 127">U.S. Route 127</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Route_22" title="Kentucky Route 22">Kentucky Route 22</a>, about halfway between <a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Owenton,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Owenton was founded in 1822 and named for <a href="/wiki/Owen_County,_Kentucky" title="Owen County, Kentucky">its county</a>, which was named for <a href="/wiki/Colonel_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonel (U.S.)">Col</a>. <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Owen" title="Abraham Owen">Abraham Owen</a>, a pioneer who died at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tippecanoe" title="Battle of Tippecanoe">Battle of Tippecanoe</a>. The town was first incorporated on December 18, 1828, although it had to be reincorporated in 1849.<sup id="cite_ref-sos_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sos-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Greek Revival courthouse was built between 1857 and 1858. Owenton's growth in the late 19th century was limited because a railroad was never built to it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Owenton,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 2.2 square miles (5.7 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km<sup>2</sup>) (0.89%) is water. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Owenton,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td>143</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>94</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>297</td><td></td><td>216.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>654</td><td></td><td>120.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>847</td><td></td><td>29.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>1,014</td><td></td><td>19.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>1,024</td><td></td><td>1.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>971</td><td></td><td>−5.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>975</td><td></td><td>0.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>1,190</td><td></td><td>22.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>1,249</td><td></td><td>5.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>1,376</td><td></td><td>10.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>1,280</td><td></td><td>−7.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>1,341</td><td></td><td>4.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>1,306</td><td></td><td>−2.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>1,387</td><td></td><td>6.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>1,327</td><td></td><td>−4.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>1,682</td><td></td><td>26.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2022 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">1,671</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>−0.7%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 1,387 people, 615 households, and 340 families residing in the city. The population density was 620.4 inhabitants per square mile (239.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 688 housing units at an average density of 307.8 per square mile (118.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 95.39% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 2.88% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.58% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.07% <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 0.58% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 0.50% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 1.73% of the population. </p><p>There were 615 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.9% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% were non-families. 42.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.84. </p><p>In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 27.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 71.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 65.3 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the city was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $36,806. Males had a median income of $27,596 versus $22,450 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $14,955. About 13.2% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 28.0% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Owenton,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Owenton has a <a href="/wiki/Public_library" title="Public library">lending library</a>, the Owen County Public Library.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Owenton,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_W._Johnson_(military_officer)" title="Gerald W. Johnson (military officer)">Gerald W. Johnson</a> (1919–2002), a <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">lieutenant general</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a> and <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> <a href="/wiki/Flying_ace" title="Flying ace">flying ace</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willis_A._Lee" class="mw-redirect" title="Willis A. Lee">Willis A. Lee</a> (1888–1945), U.S. Navy <a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral" title="Vice admiral">vice admiral</a> in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and Olympic gold medalist.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_L._Rhinock" title="Joseph L. Rhinock">Joseph L. Rhinock</a> (1863–1926), a <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. Representative</a> from <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Roberts_(baseball)" title="Dale Roberts (baseball)">Dale Roberts</a> (1940–2010), an <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a> in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> who played for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_O._Smoot" title="Abraham O. Smoot">Abraham O. Smoot</a> (1815–1895), a <a href="/wiki/Mormon_pioneers" title="Mormon pioneers">Mormon pioneer</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Salt_Lake_City" title="List of mayors of Salt Lake City">second</a> Mayor of <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnold_E._True" title="Arnold E. True">Arnold E. True</a> (1901–1979), a highly decorated <a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral">Rear admiral</a> in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Navy">U.S. Navy</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Owenton,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-sos-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-sos_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-sos_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-sos_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Commonwealth of Kentucky. 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