| Official Name: | South Carrollton, Kentucky |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Muhlenberg |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.66 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.65 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.25 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.25 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 141 |
| Population Density Km2: | 215.39 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 557.31 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 137 |
| Elevation Ft: | 449 |
| Coordinates: | 37.3367°N -87.1417°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 42374 |
| Area Code: | 270 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 21-71814 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0503897 |
South Carrollton is a home rule-class city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 141 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 184 in 2010. Founded as "Randolph Old Farm" in 1838, an early pioneer changed the name of the city to honor his son, Carroll.[3] The name was prefixed with "South" in order to distinguish it from the city of Carrollton.[4]
South Carrollton is located in northern Muhlenberg County at 37.3367°N -87.1417°W (37.336799, -87.141719).[5] The city lies along the western bank of the Green River, just north of Central City. U.S. Route 431 traverses South Carrollton, connecting the city with Central City to the south and Island to the north. Kentucky Route 81 intersects US 431 in South Carrollton, connecting the city with Bremen and Sacramento to the northwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.25sqmi, of which 0.001sqmi, or 0.39%, are water.[1]
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 184 people, 70 households, and 53 families residing in the city. The population density was 759.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 80 housing units at an average density of 330.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 97.28% White, 0.54% African American, 0.54% Native American, and 1.63% from two or more races.
There were 70 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% 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 2.94.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $14,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,183. About 3.7% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.7% of those 65 or over.