Elk Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Spencer County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 1,986 as of the 2020 Census, up from 1,539 as of the 2010 census.
Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water. Elk Creek was, as late as 1955, the site of a church and cemetery, as well as a general store.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Elk Creek had a population of 1,986. The median age was 41.6 years. 25.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.3 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 688 households in Elk Creek, of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 78.3% were married-couple households, 6.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 12.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 9.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 712 housing units, of which 3.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 1,776 89.4% Black or African American 54 2.7% American Indian and Alaska Native 4 0.2% Asian 22 1.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.1% Some other race 10 0.5% Two or more races 119 6.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 50 2.5% History Morrison Heady (1829–1915), poet and author, was born in Elk Creek.GENI-James Morrison Heady
F. Hiner Dale (1888–1969), attorney and judge, was born in Elk Creek.
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