St. Mary, Kentucky

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St. Mary, Kentucky
City
KYMap-doton-Lebanon.PNG
Location within Kentucky
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Marion
Settledc. 1785 [1]
Incorporated1865 [2]
Named for a local college
Area
[3]
 • Total0.79 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Land0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
762 ft (232 m)
Population
 (2020) [4]
 • Total138
 • Density177.38/sq mi (68.46/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
40063
Area code(s) 270 & 364
FIPS code 21-67890
GNIS feature ID02797230

St. Mary is a home rule-class city [5] in Marion County, Kentucky, in the United States. [2] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 138. [4]

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History

The town was first known as Hardin's Creek when it was settled by the Hardin family c. 1785. Catholic settlers from "Saint" Charles Co., [a] Maryland, arrived in 1790. Their community was originally known as Saint Charles after their former home and new church. [1]

The first Catholic settlers of the Hardin's Creek settlement were the brothers Edward Beaven and Charles Beaven from Maryland in 1786, followed by the brothers Mathew, Zachariah, Sylvester, and Jeremiah Cissell.[ citation needed ]

The community was the birthplace and hometown of George Elder, who – along with William Byrne – later returned from seminary in Maryland to found Saint Mary's College in 1821. The post office was established in 1858 as Saint Mary's for the school. [6] The city was incorporated as St. Mary [b] on May 26, 1865. [2] The college closed its doors in 1976.

The city includes historical markers honoring the Sisters of Loretto and St. Mary's College. [7]

Geography

St. Mary is located on Kentucky Route 84 at 37°50′56.6″N85°20′46.7″W / 37.849056°N 85.346306°W / 37.849056; -85.346306 (37.580711, -85.346291), [8] 5 miles (8 km) west of Lebanon.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city of St. Mary has an area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.89%, are water. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 138—
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

Economy

Since 1980, St. Mary has been home to the 826-bed Marion Adjustment Center, a CCA-owned minimum- and medium-security facility. [10] [11] In June 2013, the Kentucky Department of Corrections elected not to renew the contract. [12] [13] At the time, the MAC employed 166 people. [14]

Notes

^  a: This Charles County is now known within Maryland as "Old Charles County" to distinguish it from the present Charles County . The former was named after King Charles I ("Saint Charles"), the latter after Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore .
^  b: The abbreviation is the formal name, although it sometimes spelled out as "Saint Mary". [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rennick, Robert. Kentucky Place Names, p. 261. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed October 4, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "St. Mary, Kentucky". Accessed October 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "P1. Race – St. Mary city, Kentucky: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ University of Kentucky. Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer. "Saint Mary, Kentucky". Accessed October 4, 2013.
  7. ↑ Signs of History. "Marion County". Accessed October 4, 2013.
  8. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ Kentucky Department of Corrections. "About MAC". Accessed October 4, 2013.
  11. ↑ Corrections Corporation of America. Press Release: "Kentucky Elects Not to Renew Contract at Marion Adjustment Center". Op. cit. in Wall Street Journal, June 26, 2013. Accessed October 4, 2013.
  12. ↑ Lexington Herald-Leader, July 2, 2013. "A welcome close to privately run prisons in Kentucky". Accessed October 4, 2013.
  13. ↑ Barrouquere, Brett. Bloomberg Businessweek, June 25, 2013. "Kentucky to walk away from last private prison". Accessed July 25, 2013.
  14. ↑ Lega, Stephen. Kentucky Standard, July 3, 2013. "Marion Adjustment Center's closing will impact community in many ways". Accessed October 4, 2013.
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