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Population (year 2000): 2,399. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,537 (+5.8% change)
Males: 1,050 (43.8%), Females: 1,349 (56.2%)
Russell County
Zip code:
42642
Median resident age: 43.5 years
Median household income: $18,600 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,100 (year 2000)
Races in Russell Springs:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (22.0%), Irish
(10.9%), English (8.0%), German (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%),
French (1.2%).
Land area: 4.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Russell Springs
- High school or higher: 60.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Russell Springs city
- Never married: 15.8%
- Now married: 53.0%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 14.8%
- Divorced: 14.1%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +30 (+1.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Russell Springs:
- RUSSELL CO HOSP (DOWELL RD BOX 1610)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Russell Springs:
- WESTLAKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
COLUMBIA, KY)
- CASEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LIBERTY, KY)
- CLINTON CO HOSP INC (about 24 miles; ALBANY, KY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Russell Springs:
- BLUE GRASS (about 76 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
- LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 89 miles;
LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
- BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 93 miles;
BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Russell Springs:
- RUSSELL COUNTY (about 4 miles; JAMESTOWN, KY; ID:
K24)
- LIBERTY-CASEY COUNTY (about 17 miles; LIBERTY, KY;
ID: I53)
- COLUMBIA-ADAIR CO. (about 18 miles; COLUMBIA, KY;
ID: I96)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Russell Springs:
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles;
COOKEVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,204)
- ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles;
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
- EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles;
RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 78 miles; LEXINGTON,
KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
- LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles;
LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles;
HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 89 miles;
LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
Public high school in Russell Springs:
- RUSSELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 830;
Location: 2166 S HWY 127; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Russell Springs:
- RUSSELL SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
603; Location: 1554 N HWY 127; Grades: PK - 06)
- RUSSELL COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 457;
Location: 2258 S HWY 127; Grades: 07 - 08)
- SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 352;
Location: 1409 S HWY 76; Grades: PK - 06)
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