Hazel

• Official Name — Hazel, Kentucky • Settlement Type — City • Mapsize — 250px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Kentucky • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Calloway • Established Title — Incorporated • Established Date — 1911 • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 0.91 • Area Land Km2 — 0.91 • Area Water Km2 — 0.00 • Area Total Sq Mi — 0.35 • Area Land Sq Mi — 0.35 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.00 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 390 • Population Density Km2 — 430.17 • Population Density Sq Mi — 1114.29 • Timezone — Central (CST) • Utc Offset — -6 • Timezone Dst — CDT • Utc Offset Dst — -5 • Elevation M — 172 • Elevation Ft — 564 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Postal Code — 42049 • Area Codes — 270 & 364 • Blank Name — FIPS code • Blank Info — 21-35380 • Blank1 Name — GNIS feature ID • Blank1 Info — 0493943 • Website — hazelky.com

Hazel is located in southern Calloway County at (36.504658, −88.325443). It is north of Paris, Tennessee, and south of Murray on the Tennessee-Kentucky border. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.96 km2, all land.

The town was founded as a stop on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway in 1890. The first post office was established the same year. The origins of its name are unclear: it may have derived from local hazel shrubs or from a supposed daughter of either a railroad conductor or the first postmaster. The city was formally incorporated by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1911.

As of the census of 2000, there were 440 people, 197 households, and 121 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,160.3 PD/sqmi. There were 223 housing units at an average density of 588.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 92.73% White, 7.05% African American, and 0.23% from two or more races. There were 197 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.86. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,289, and the median income for a family was $33,500. Males had a median income of $26,771 versus $17,292 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,689. About 9.8% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

In Hazel, antique shops dot Main Street along with other shops and a small café. The town's yearly fall Hazel celebration, "Hazel Day", is now held in early October.

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