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St. Charles’s story
152 years in pictures
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1874St. Charles is settled
- 2018St-Charles-City-Hall-ky
St. CharlesKY
A town of 293, settled in 1874.
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
Population
293
residents
Median home value
$56K
Census ACS
Household income
$45K
median
Median age
35.2
years
Jobs based here
3
A commuter town
Small town
293 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in St. Charles. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of St. Charles
Most working residents leave St. Charles for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Madisonville (35%), Princeton (4%) and Owensboro (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In St. Charles0%
Madisonville35%
Princeton4%
Owensboro4%
Hanson3%
17 mi
median commute distance
3
jobs based in St. Charles
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 75% of U.S. communities.
75risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
St. Charles has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
9″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter29–47°
Spring47–69°
Summer67–87°
Fall48–70°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 2
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy St. Charles is
St. Charles tracks Kentucky closely on all 5 CDC measures.
5 measures vs. Kentucky
0 better5 too close to call0 worse
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
10.8 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
0.1% of St. Charles is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 1 of 637 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. City Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave St. Charles for work
Where St. Charles’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
3jobs based in St. Charles
0%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About St. Charles
City in Kentucky, United States
St. Charles is a home rule-class city in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, St. Charles had a population of 273.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1874
- Population
- 273
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 440 ft
- ZIP code
- 42453
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