Morganfield

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Morganfield

Total population

3,185

Median home value

$113,600

17.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$65,829

Morganfield$66k

National$74k

Founded

1812

Elevation134 m

Land area7.64 km²

Weather70°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates37.69°, -87.88°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Morganfield is a home rule-class city in Union County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. As of the 2020 census, Morganfield had a population of 3,256.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Morganfield, KY from NOAA NWS API.

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Earle Clements

American farmer and politician (1896-1985)

Kassie DePaiva

American singer-songwriter and actress

Dwane Casey

American professional basketball coach

Nathaniel Cartmell

American athlete (1883-1967)

John Y. Brown, Sr.

American attorney and politician, Kentucky (1900-1985)

L

Larry Johnson

American basketball player (1954-2025)

Ormsby M. Mitchel

American Union Army general (1805–1862)

Ed Johnson

American baseball player

Jerry Wayne Parrish

American defector (1944-1996)

J

John Selby Townsend

American politician (1824–1892)

Thomas Lyle Williams

(1896-1976)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kentucky

• Breckinridge Center
  1 mi away · pop. 1,467
• Uniontown
  6.5 mi away
• Sturgis
  11.4 mi away
• Poole
  13.2 mi away
• Sebree
  21.1 mi away
• Providence
  21.2 mi away
• Slaughters
  24.8 mi away
• Onton
  25.7 mi away
• Marion
  27 mi away
• Spottsville
  27.7 mi away
• Hanson
  28.8 mi away
• Curdsville
  30.2 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Morganfield

General plan

Morganfield (Ky.) Planning Commission. · 1965

A community in time of crisis; an army camp reopens in Morganfield, Kentucky

University of Kentucky. Bureau of Community Service · 1951

Geology of the Morganfield South Oil Pool, Union County, Kentucky

E. Boyne Wood · 1955

Geologic Map of the Morganfield Quadrangle, Union County, Kentucky

United States Geological Survey · 1975

First United Methodist Church and Methodist Episcopal Church South, Union Co., Kentucky, circuits Salem, Antioch, Reburn, and McClures Chapel

1995

Corn profits

Koreandale Farms · 1938

Advance price list, subject to change without notice

Koreandale Farms · 1938

Lespedeza

Koreandale Farms · 1935

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