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McHenry’s story
146 years in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1880McHenry is settled
- 2018McHenry-Church-ky
McHenryKY
A town of 385, settled in 1880.
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
Population
385
residents
Median home value
$96K
Census ACS
Household income
$40K
median
Median age
43.8
years
Jobs based here
11
A commuter town
Small town
385 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in McHenry. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of McHenry
Most working residents leave McHenry for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Hartford (14%), Beaver Dam (11%) and Owensboro (6%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In McHenry1%
Hartford14%
Beaver Dam11%
Owensboro6%
Morgantown4%
12 mi
median commute distance
11
jobs based in McHenry
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers
McHenry has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
4″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter28–47°
Spring46–69°
Summer65–87°
Fall47–70°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 10
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy McHenry is
McHenry beats the Kentucky average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
5 measures vs. Kentucky
0 better2 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | McHenry | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.1% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 49.5% | 58.1% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 58.4% | 65.8% |
Ohio County Hospital
5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
1.7% of McHenry is conserved land
0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
1.7%conserved
1.7%
conserved · 7 of 414 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McHenry Community Park | 0.2 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave McHenry for work
Where McHenry’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
11jobs based in McHenry
1%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About McHenry
City in Kentucky, United States
McHenry is a home rule-class city in Ohio County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, McHenry had a population of 369.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1880
- Population
- 369
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 420 ft
- ZIP code
- 42354
- Area code
- 270
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