Pippa Passes, Kentucky
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Pippa Passes is a city located in Knott County, Kentucky. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 297.
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Geography
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Location of Pippa Passes, Kentucky
Pippa Passes is located at 37°20'5" North, 82°52'32" West (37.334629, -82.875490)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²). 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 297 people, 48 households, and 30 families residing in the city. The population density is 216.4/km² (557.3/mi²). There are 50 housing units at an average density of 36.4/km² (93.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 97.31% White, 0.34% African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.68% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 48 households out of which 39.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% are married couples living together, 2.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% are non-families. 37.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.54 and the average family size is 3.47.
In the city the population is spread out with 13.8% under the age of 18, 62.0% from 18 to 24, 12.8% from 25 to 44, 8.8% from 45 to 64, and 2.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 21 years. For every 100 females there are 24.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 17.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $36,250, and the median income for a family is $73,250. Males have a median income of $38,625 versus $25,500 for females. The per capita income for the city is $10,780. 12.3% of the population and 3.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 28.6% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Origin of name
The name of the town is a reference to Robert Browning's verse drama, Pippa Passes, which contains the famous lines "God's in His heaven, all's right with the world." In Browning's drama, Pippa is a sweatshop worker who works every day of the year but three. On her rare days off, she goes cheerfully about the town singing her song, containing the lines quoted above. The name "Pippa Passes" is supposed to be emblematic of the influence of unconscious good on the world.
The town had no post office when Alice Lloyd, founder of Alice Lloyd College arrived in 1916. She solicited donations from the Browning Society to found the college and to build a post office. The Browning Society suggested "Pippa Passes" as an appropriate name for the post office. The town was formerly known as Caney Creek and is still called that by its inhabitances.