Adairville, Kentucky

Adairville, Kentucky
Gallatin Street (KY 591) in Adairville
Gallatin Street (KY 591) in Adairville
Location in Logan County, Kentucky
Location in Logan County, Kentucky
Coordinates: 36°40′7″N 86°51′14″W / 36.66861°N 86.85389°W / 36.66861; -86.85389
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyLogan
Government
 • MayorDonna Blake
Area
 • Total1.18 sq mi (3.05 km2)
 • Land1.18 sq mi (3.04 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
600 ft (183 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total837
 • Density712.34/sq mi (274.95/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
42202
Area code270
FIPS code21-00298
GNIS feature ID0485749
Websiteadairvilleky.us

Adairville is a home rule-class city in Logan County, Kentucky, in the United States. Established on January 31, 1833, it was named for Governor John Adair and incorporated by the state assembly on February 7, 1871.[2][3] The population was 852 at the 2010 census.[4]

In a duel, future president Andrew Jackson killed Charles Dickinson here in 1806.[5]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Adairville, Kentucky Archived June 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine". Accessed July 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 480.
  4. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Adairville city, Kentucky". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Killed in a Duel, Then Lost in the Earth". The New York Times.

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