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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Hawesville, Kentucky
|settlement_type          = [[list of cities in Kentucky|City]]
|nickname                 =
|motto                    =
|named_for                = Richard Hawes Sr. (land donor)
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|image_caption            = Hancock County courthouse in Hawesville
|image_flag               = Flag of Hawesville, Kentucky.png
|image_seal               = Seal of Hawesville, Kentucky.png
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|map_caption              = Location of Hawesville in Hancock County, Kentucky.
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Kentucky]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kentucky|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Hancock County, Kentucky|Hancock]]
|government_footnotes     =
|government_type          =
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Rob McCormick
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|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1836
|established_title2       = Incorporated
|established_date2        = 1847
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|unit_pref  = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_21.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 18, 2022}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2           = 4.22
|area_land_km2            = 4.20
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.63
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.62
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     =
|population_total         = 1023
|population_density_km2   = 243.30
|population_density_sq_mi = 630.31
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|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|elevation_footnotes      =
|elevation_m              = 158
|elevation_ft             = 410
|coordinates              = {{coord|37|54|4|N|86|44|58|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 42348
|area_code                = [[Area codes 270 and 364|270 & 364]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 21-35200
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0493884
|website                  = {{URL|www.hawesville.us}}
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'''Hawesville''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] on the south bank of the [[Ohio River]] in [[Hancock County, Kentucky|Hancock County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. It is the [[county seat|seat]] of its county.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 945 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2135200| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hawesville city, Iowa| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=June 23, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It is included in the [[Owensboro metropolitan area]].
==Geography==
Hawesville is located in northern Hancock County at {{coord|37|53|56|N|86|45|20|W|type:city}} (37.898865, -86.755570),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> on the south bank of the [[Ohio River]] and on the hills that rise south of the river. The [[Lincoln Trail Bridge]] carries [[Kentucky Route 69]] across the Ohio at Hawesville, connecting the city with [[Cannelton, Indiana]]. [[U.S. Route 60]] passes through the southwest part of Hawesville, leading southeast {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Cloverport, Kentucky|Cloverport]] and southwest {{convert|25|mi}} to [[Owensboro, Kentucky|Owensboro]].
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Hawesville has a total area of {{convert|3.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
==History==
Upon the establishment of [[Hancock County, Kentucky|Hancock County]] in 1829, local landowner [[Richard Hawes Sr.]] (father of [[list of U.S. representatives from Kentucky|Rep]]. [[Richard Hawes]] Jr.) donated land for a county seat, free to any homesteaders who settled there. The Hawesville [[United States Post Office Department|post office]] was established later that year.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA134 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | date=1987 | access-date=28 April 2013 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=134}}</ref> The city was formally established in 1836 and incorporated by the [[Kentucky General Assembly|state assembly]] in 1847.<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Hawesville, Kentucky". Accessed 29 July 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=''Encyclopedia of Kentucky'' |chapter=Dictionary of Places: Hawesville |publisher=Somerset Publishers |location=[[New York, New York]] |year=1987 |isbn=0-403-09981-1}}</ref>
Despite the [[Immaculate Conception Church (Hawesville, Kentucky)|Immaculate Conception Church's]] listing on the National Register of Historic Places, it was demolished and replaced with a modern structure.
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1128
|1870= 855
|1880= 872
|1890= 1013
|1900= 1041
|1910= 1002
|1920= 829
|1930= 790
|1940= 896
|1950= 925
|1960= 882
|1970= 1262
|1980= 1036
|1990= 998
|2000= 971
|2010= 945
|2020= 1023
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 971 people, 409 households, and 271 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|747.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 441 housing units at an average density of {{convert|339.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.44% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.21% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.21% of the population.
There were 409 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,929, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $39,318 versus $22,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,985. About 12.1% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.
==Education==
Hawesville has a [[public library|lending library]], a branch of the Hancock County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111202017/https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 January 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns along the Ohio River]]
==References==
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{{Hancock County, Kentucky}}
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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Hancock County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:County seats in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Owensboro metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Kentucky populated places on the Ohio River]]