Loretto, Kentucky

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Coordinates: 37°38′8″N 85°23′12″W / 37.63556, -85.38667
Loretto, Kentucky
Location of Loretto, Kentucky
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Marion
Area
- Total	3.5 sq mi (9.1 km²)
- Land	3.5 sq mi (9.1 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	738 ft (225 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	623
- Density	177.2/sq mi (68.4/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	40037
Area code(s)	270
FIPS code	21-47710
GNIS feature ID	0497170

Loretto is a city in Marion County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 623 at the 2000 census. The tiny city is best known as the home of the Maker's Mark bourbon distillery.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Loretto is located at 37°38′8″N, 85°23′12″W (37.635576, -85.386601)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²) of it is land and 0.28% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 623 people, 252 households, and 172 families residing in the city. The population density was 177.2 people per square mile (68.3/km²). There were 269 housing units at an average density of 76.5/sq mi (29.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.52% White, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 252 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $34,792. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,972 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,854. About 10.8% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.