Lebanon

Lebanon is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Marion County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 5,539 at the 2010 census. Lebanon is renowned for its Ham Days Festival and Tractor Show which is held during the last weekend of September. In the 1960s and early 1970s, it was known as an entertainment hotspot, as nationally known acts appeared at Club 68 and the Golden Horseshoe nightclubs. It is located at 37°3414N 85°1523W (37.570623, -85.256263). It is approximately 30 miles (48 km) from Danville and 20 miles (32 km) north of Campbellsville. The city has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.4 km²), all land. It was named for the Biblical Lebanon because of its abundant cedar trees. The founding community traces back to the Hardin's Creek Meeting House, built by Presbyterians from Virginia. In 1819, Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson met here after having crossed paths on their journeys on the National Turnpike from Maysville to Nashville. Much of Lebanon's downtown district was recently placed on the Historic Register of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. A national cemetery is located nearby. Because of its style, architecture, and businesses, Lebanon had the reputation of being Kentucky's Philadelphia and was considered for the site of the state capitol. In 19th century, Lebanon was one of the stops along the national turnpike.

Geography

Lebanon is the primary city name, but also Calvary are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is Lebanon, Kentucky. Lebanon is located at 37°3414N 85°1523W (37.570623, -85.256263). It is approximately 30 miles (48 km) from Danville and 20 miles (32 km) north of Campbellsville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.4 km²), all land. It is at the junction of US 68 and Ky. 55, Ky. 52, andKy. 49. Ky. 84 intersects Ky. 49 and 52 just west of town. The city is located on the Ohio River, which runs through the center of the city. The town has a population of 1,000. It was founded in the 17th century by a group of French Huguenots. The current mayor is the son of a former mayor of the same name, who was killed in a car accident in the early 1900s. The mayor is a former member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, and served in the state legislature from 1973 to 1986. He was elected to a second term in 1998. He is currently serving a third term as mayor of Lebanon, which was elected in 2008. He has a son who was born in the 1970s, and a daughter who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, both of whom are now living in the town of Danville. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the city's population at 1,100.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,718 people, 2,332 households, and 1,476 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 77.88% White, 19.92% African American, 0.12% Native American,0.73% Asian, 0,47% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population. The city's population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 21. 5% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 85.4 males. For each 100 females age 18 and over, there are 80.8 males. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was2.92. The per capita income for the city is $14,311. About 42.8%. of those under 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over. were below the poverty line, including 42. 8% of people under age 18 who were living in a single-parent home. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the city has a population of 5,788, with 2,555 people living in it. The population density is 1,296.6 per square mile (500.6/km²).

History

Lebanon was established in 1814 and named for the Biblical Lebanon because of its abundant cedar trees. It was incorporated as a city on January 28, 1815, and became the county seat of Marion County in 1835. Because of its style, architecture, and businesses, Lebanon had the reputation of being Kentucky's Philadelphia and was considered for the site of the state capitol. Three battles were fought nearby, and control over the railroad branch passed between Union and Confederate hands several times. In the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s, Lebanon was known as an entertainment hotspot, as nationally known acts appeared at The Plantation, Club Cherry, Club 68, and the Golden Horseshoe nightclubs. In 1819, Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson met here after having crossed paths on their journeys. Many of its brick homes date from the antebellum period, including Hollyhill and Myrtledene Bed and Breakfast. The Shuck building, which is now Henning's Restaurant, was the office of General George H. Thomas, when he gathered an army of several thousand to go to Mill Springs to defend the Cumberland Valley. General John Hunt Morgan's cavalry burned the railroad depot, a hotel, and several residences on July 5, 1863 during the Battle of Lebanon. The town rebounded after the war and became a trade center, but declined as railroads became less important to commerce in the 1900s. The tracks were abandoned, then eventually removed by CSX Transportation in the mid-1980s.

Education

Lebanon has a lending library, the Marion County Public Library. Lebanon is home to the U.S. Air Force Academy and the University of Lebanon. Lebanon also has its own version of the American Museum of Natural History. It is located in the center of the city, near the town of Lebanon. It was founded in 1875 and is the oldest public library in the United States. It opened its doors to the public in 1881. It closed in 1894 and has since been restored to its original state. It's located in Marion County, Lebanon, on the outskirts of Leebanon. The library is open seven days a week, seven hours a day. It has a collection of more than 2,000 books. It also has a loaner library, which is open 24 hours a week. It can be reached by phone at 1-800-273-8255, or by visiting http://www.marionpubliclibrary.org/. The library's website is www.MarionPublicLibrary.org. The Lebanon Air Force Museum is also located in Lebanon, and has a branch in Leebon. It opens on the same day as the public library, and is open through the end of the month. The museum is open from 8am to 8pm. It offers a variety of programs, including a lending service. It will be closed on Monday for the Thanksgiving holiday. For confidential support, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-TALK (8255 or visit http:// www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org).

School sports

In 1993, the Marion County High School men's basketball team won the KHSAA Boy's State Championship. Makayla Epps also won the Herald-Leader trophy for Most Valuable Player in the game. The women's team also had an undefeated season in 2013, going 390. In 2016, Joe Keith Bickett published "The Origins of the Cornbread Mafia" The school's boys baseball team made it to the semi-finals for the first time in school history in 2017. They are one of three teams in K HSAA to have an unbeaten season. The school also has a girls basketball team that won the state championship in 2013. The girls team also won a state title in 2012, 2013, and 2014. In 2013, the school won the girl's basketball state championship. In 2014, they won the girls' state championship again, this time going 390-0. In 2015, the girls won the women's state championship and the boys won the boys' state title. The boys' basketball team was also undefeated in the 2013-14 season. They went 390-1 in the 2014-15 season. In the 2015-16 season, they were undefeated in all of their games. They were also the only team in the state to win all three state titles in the same year. In 2012, they went 390.0 in the regular season, the most wins in the history of the school. They also had the most points scored in a single season in the school's history.

Arts and culture

In 1969, the Marion County Chamber of Commerce hosts the first ever Marion County Country Ham Days. The event is still held every year to celebrate the county's Ham Festival. The first Ham Festival took place in 1969 and was held in Marion County. The Ham Festival is held each year in the town of Marion, Marion County, and the surrounding area. It is one of the oldest Ham festivals in the U.S. and was founded in 1969. The festival is still being held today and will be held in the spring and summer of 2013. It was the first Ham festival in the state of Marion and the first Country Ham Festival in the United States.

Economy

Diageo built a $130 million distillery in Lebanon in 2020, the distillery has 30 full-time employees. Diageo is one of the world's largest spirits producers. The distillery is expected to be fully operational by the end of the year. The company is also building a $100 million whiskey factory in the city of Ljubljana, in the south of the country, in 2020. The $130million distillery will be the company's second in Lebanon. The first one was built in the 1970s and 1980s, and is in the process of being built in Tripoli, the capital of the Lebanese province of Hounslow. It will be completed in 2020 and will cost $140 million to $150 million, the company says. It has 30 employees and will be open for business by the year's end. It is the first distillery of its kind in the Middle East, and the company plans to expand it further in the future.

Portrayal in media

A silent documentary, Our Day, was directed by Wallace Kelly in 1938, about a day in the life of the Kelly family in Lebanon. Call of the Wildman is an American reality television series that airs on the Animal Planet network films near Lebanon. The series is based on the book "The Wildman: A Life in the Wild" by David Perry, published by Simon & Schuster. The book was written by Perry, who was inspired by the book of the same name, and was published by Schuster in 1950. The novel was adapted by Perry into the TV series, which aired on Animal Planet in the U.S. and on PBS in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s. The TV series was based on a book by Perry called The Wildman, which was published in 1950 by Simon and Schuster, and later published by Random House in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky = 95.7. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 50. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Lebanon = 4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 6,274 individuals with a median age of 38.1 age the population dropped by -1.30% in Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 984.93 residents per square mile of area (380.28/km²). There are average 2.21 people per household in the 2,395 households with an average household income of $29,190 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 12.70% of the available work force and has dropped -4.52% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 18.26%. The number of physicians in Lebanon per 100,000 population = 106.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Lebanon = 47.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 8.4 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 96. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 196. 88 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 22 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 38, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky which are owned by the occupant = 59.61%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 40 years with median home cost = $86,530 and home appreciation of 0.09%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $6.42 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,882 per student. There are 15.6 students for each teacher in the school, 524 students for each Librarian and 393 students for each Counselor. 4.20% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 5.34% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 4.38% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).