In my hand I have a copy of an encyclopedia "The World Book" published by Field Enterprises Educational Corporators Merchandise Mart Plaza Chicago 54 IL C-1959 where I will post some 1950 census figures.
I also have a 2009 Rand McNally atlas where I will post current population figures.
Look how far Irvine has fallen behind other towns in KY. What a shame!!
Irvine: 1950-3259 present 2714
Lancaster 1950-2402 present 4207
Lawrenceburg 1950-2369 present 9403
Stanford 1950-1861 present 3452
London-1950-3426 present 7787
Hodgenville 1950-1695 present 2788
Flemingsburg 1950-1502 present 3104
And get this...Stanton (neighboring town) 635 in 1950 AD but now has 3109 people! Get this guys, Stanton has over SIX times the population it had 5 or 6 decades ago while Irvine has lost about 300 people! Why don't we care? Is anyone even willing to talk about this? It says we in Irvine are doing something wrong or not doing something right!
Do we the people of Estill County want to continue this course? Folks, we expect OTHER PEOPLE to come in here and bring thousands of jobs and IT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN! THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX!!We need the INFRASTRUCTURE. The Mountain Parkway helped Stanton grow and we need better roads in Estill County. We need to complain more and do what it takes to see this happen.
Estill County needs bright leadership and local people who get out and about. Visit other counties and see the good stuff that goes on there. Look at the tourism Powell County gets from the gorge area while the mountains in eastern Estill County don't draw any tourists!
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