text: HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKY - Information
  Hopkinsville, Kentucky Information
  Hopkinsville is located south of the center of Christian County at 36°51′17″N 87°29′20″W / 36.85472°N 87.48889°W / 36.85472; -87.48889 (36.854712, -87.488872). [10] Madisonville is 35 miles (56 km) to the north, Russellville is 35 miles (56 km) to the east, Oak Grove is 15 miles to the south, and Clarksville, Tennessee, is 26 miles (42 km) to the south.
  The data below were accessed via the WRCC and were collected from 1896 until when this chart was created (July 2018). [11]
  Est. 2018 31,026 [2] −1.7%
  As of the census of 2010, there were 31,577 people, 12,600 households and 14,318 housing units in the city of Hopkinsville. The racial makeup of the city was 62.6% White, 31.9% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.5% from Hispanic or Latino origin, 61.1% White persons not Hispanic (U.S. Census), and 2.5% from two or more races. [13]
  Hopkinsville is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clarksville lies approximately 15 miles (24 km) to the south of Hopkinsville. Prior to 2003, the area was officially known as the Clarksville-Hopkinsville Metropolitan Statistical Area and included only Montgomery and Christian counties. [14] In 2003, Hopkinsville was removed from the official name as it was no longer considered a principal city. [15] That year, Stewart and Trigg counties were also added to the MSA. The four-county metropolitan area had a population of 232,000 in 2000. A July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 261,816. [16] As of 2007 [update], the Clarksville Metropolitan Statistical Area is the 169th largest MSA in the United States.
  Hopkinsville-Christian County is home to a wide range of businesses and industries, including Fortune 500 companies. Over 50 companies make up the local industrial community. Local industries provide a range of services and manufactured products. [17]
  Hopkinsville is the headquarters and primary manufacturing facility for Ebonite International, one of the oldest and largest bowling ball manufacturers. Ebonite has a broad market share as they own several well-known brand names including Hammer, Dyno-Thane, Columbia 300, Track, and Robby's. Hopkinsville plants now produce 60 percent of the world's bowling balls. [18]
  The Western State Hospital, established in 1854 as the Western Lunatic Asylum, is an inpatient center for the treatment of mental illness. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. The inpatient population as of 2004 [update] was 220, from 34 counties in western Kentucky. Its three facilities employed 650 workers in 2004. [19]
  According to Hopkinsville's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, [20] the top employers in the city were:
  Hopkinsville was a stop along the Trail of Tears, and a park along 9th Street on the Little River commemorates this history. Every September, the Trail of Tears Indian Pow-Wow comes to town to Trail of Tears Park. There is a museum and a burial ground, including two important Cherokee leaders who died during the removal – Fly Smith and Whitepath, along with several large osage orange trees in it and dream catchers hanging from the wrought iron fence. There is also a sunken amphitheater. A group of plaques commemorate the great uprooting and journey, and its devastating effect upon the Cherokee people. [21] It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
  The city is also known for the Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter, [22] "a series of connected incidents of alleged close encounters with supposed extraterrestrial beings."[ citation needed]
  In 2012 the Ohio Valley League added the Hoptown Hoppers. They're named after the former Hoppers who played in the K.I.T. league until the mid-1970s.[ citation needed]
  Hopkinsville is part of the Christian County Public School system. [23] There are ten elementary schools serving preschoolers through fifth graders, three middle schools serving sixth through eighth graders, and two high schools serving ninth through twelfth graders located within the Christian County limits as follows:
  Hopkinsville has a lending library, the Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library. [24]
  The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hopkinsville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. [25]
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  Edgar Cayce, (1877–1945) an American Christian mystic and psychic. [26]
  Bettiola Heloise Fortson, (1890–1917) a poet, civil rights activist, suffragist. [27]
  Moe Williams, NFL running back, thoroughbred owner and trainer, (b.1980) current member of Kentucky State Senate representing Christian, Todd, and Logan counties [28]
  ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Components, 1999" ( TXT). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 1999-06-30. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Components, 2003" ( TXT). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2003-06-06. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-01)". 2007 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2008-03-27. Archived from the original ( CSV) on April 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-16.