Keene, Kentucky

Keene is a home rule-class city located in Jessamine County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is home to the Keene Springs Hotel. The U.S. Census Bureau does not record Keene as a city and does not publish a population figure for the community.

Keene, Kentucky
City
Keene
Keene
Coordinates: 37°56′36″N 84°38′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyJessamine
Incorporated1844[1]
Named forKeene, New Hampshire
Area
 • Total0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)
 • Land0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
906 ft (276 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total8,568
 • Estimate 
(2019)[3]
88
 • Density715.45/sq mi (276.50/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
40339
FIPS code21-41716
GNIS feature ID495592[4]

History

The community grew up around a stone mill erected in 1794 and was originally laid out as North Liberty in 1813. In 1830, however, the first postmaster, Ephraim Carter, named his new post office after Keene, New Hampshire, the hometown he shared with local store owner Harvey Huggins.[5] The city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1844.[1]

It was also known as "Hard Scrabble".[6]

Keene was home to the Keene Industrial Institute, an industrial school for African Americans for a couple of years at the beginning of the 20th century.[7]

Geography

Keene is in northwestern Jessamine County along Keene Troy Pike, 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Lexington and 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Nicholasville, the Jessamine County seat. It sits on the north side of the valley of a tributary of Cave Spring Creek, flowing west to Clear Creek, a tributary of the Kentucky River.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2019 (est.)88[3]
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Keene has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[9]

"Keene City", Kentucky is mentioned in the 2007 Hollywood-movie Shooter, starring Mark Wahlberg, as a place of refuge, where the main character of Bob Lee Swagger hides from the pursuit of the FBI and other governmental agencies, after a hunt for a suspected presidential assassin.

Notable people

References
  1. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Keene, Kentucky". Accessed 1 August 2013.
  2. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keene, Kentucky
  5. Rennick, Robert. Kentucky Place Names, p. 158. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 1 August 2013.
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: GNIS detail showing alternate names
  7. https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/2541
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. "Keene, Kentucky Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved 2018-03-21.


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