Cerulean, Kentucky

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Cerulean
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Cerulean
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Cerulean
Cerulean (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°57′34″N87°42′36″W / 36.95944°N 87.71000°W / 36.95944; -87.71000
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Trigg
Area
[1]
 • Total2.56 sq mi (6.64 km2)
 • Land2.55 sq mi (6.62 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
512 ft (156 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total303
 • Density118.64/sq mi (45.80/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes
42215
FIPS code 21-14068
GNIS feature ID [2]

Cerulean is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Trigg and Christian counties, Kentucky, United States. At one time, it was a city, incorporated as Cerulean Springs. It lies along Kentucky Routes 124 and 126 northeast of the city of Cadiz, the county seat of Trigg County. [3] Its elevation is 512 feet (156 m), and it is located at 36°57′34″N87°42′36″W / 36.95944°N 87.71000°W / 36.95944; -87.71000 (36.9594919, -87.7100107). [2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 42215. [4]

Contents

The community is part of the Clarksville, TN –KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

The majority of Cerulean is located in Trigg County with a small portion in Christian County.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 314—
2020 303−3.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

In 2010, 314 people lived within Cerulean's census designated place, [6] which encompasses but does not include all those living within the greater Cerulean zip code.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 303 people, 131 housing units, and 214 families residing in the CDP. There were 194 White people, 87 African Americans, 1 Native American, 0 Asians, 1 person from some other race, and 20 people from two or more races. 3 people had Hispanic or Latino origin. [7]

The median age was 48.9 years old. 20.6% of the population were older than 65, with 18.8% being between the ages of 65 to 74, and 1.7% being between the ages of 75 to 84. 1.1% of the population was foreign born. [7]

The median household income was $49,537, with families having $71,019. 32.1% of the population were in poverty. [7]

History

Cerulean was first settled around 1790, [6] and later took its first name, Cerulean Springs, from the color of water from a local spring. The spring's color was changed to cerulean by the New Madrid earthquake of 1811. [8] The town itself was incorporated in 1822 [6] and took the shorter name of Cerulean in 1894. [6]

The town is best known for its 19th-century health resort, the Cerulean Springs Hotel, which earned a famed reputation throughout the Upper South after its initial 1817 opening. [6] According to The Kentucky Atlas, "the resort business declined during the early twentieth century and the resort hotel burned in 1925. There was a rock quarry operating from 1895 until 1953 when it flooded. Much of the town burned in 1971." [6]

US poet laureate Robert Penn Warren spent his summers in Cerulean growing up as a child, staying with his maternal grandparents who lived there. [9]

Cerulean also served as point of greatest eclipse for the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. [10]

Schools

Most students in Cerulean currently attend Trigg County Public Schools in Cadiz. Those who live on the Christian County side attend Christian County Public Schools in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Before desegregation, Black children living in the area attended Cerulean Colored School, one of two segregated schools in Trigg County. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2007-12-30.
  3. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 42.
  4. ↑ "Free ZIP Code Lookup with area code, county, geocode, MSA/PMSA, population". www.zipinfo.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cerulean, Kentucky". www.kyatlas.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  8. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 55. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  9. ↑ Burt, John (September 26, 2017). "Warren, Robert Penn". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190201098.013.551. ISBN   978-0-19-020109-8 . Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ Highland, Deborah (August 21, 2017). "International crowd gathers for eclipse at Christian County farm". Bowling Green Daily News.
  11. ↑ "African American Schools in Trigg County, KY · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". nkaa.uky.edu. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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