| Official Name: | Sanders, Kentucky |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Named For: | George Washington Sanders, a local miller |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Carroll |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1871 |
| Established Title2: | Reïncorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1882[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.77 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.76 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.30 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.29 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 197 |
| Population Density Km2: | 258.90 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 670.07 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 486 |
| Coordinates: | 38.6547°N -84.9467°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 41083 |
| Area Code: | 502 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 21-68358 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2405414 |
Sanders is a home rule-class city in Carroll County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 238 as of the 2010 census.[3]
The community was founded at a salt lick on the Buffalo Trace stretching from the Licking River to Drennon Springs. The community was first known as Rislerville for a local shopkeeper, but was known as Sanders' Mill after the local miller Nathaniel Sanders opened a post office in 1816. His son George Washington Sanders continued to operate the mill after his death.[4]
When the community was connected to the Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railroad in 1867, the station was first named Dixie by the locals but then changed to Liberty Station by the railroad, owing to the importance of the station's trade with nearby New Liberty. The name reverted to Sanders in 1874, according to local historian Anna Parker, owing to the influence of State Senator Larkin Sanders, who wanted to honor his father.[4]
Sanders is located in the southeast corner of Carroll County along Eagle Creek, a tributary of the Kentucky River. It is bordered to the south, across Eagle Creek, by Owen County, and Gallatin County begins less than to the east. Exit 55 on Interstate 71 is to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.77km2, of which 0.01sqkm, or 0.81%, is water.[3]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 246 people, 78 households, and 51 families residing in the city. The population density was 790.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 90 housing units at an average density of 289sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 97.56% White and 2.44% African American.
There were 78 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 138.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 172.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,146, and the median income for a family was $37,708. Males had a median income of $28,250 versus $27,917 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,230. None of the families and 26.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 71.0% of those over 64.