The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBarlow is a home rule-class city in Ballard County, Kentucky, in the United States. The city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1872 as Barlow City and later reincorporated in 1903. The population was 653 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 675 to 653 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1977.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Barlow yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Barlow’s history is told.
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Barlow, decade by decade
2000
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Historic places
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