Hendron, Kentucky

Hendron is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,774 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
Hendron was named for the local Hendron family.

Geography
Hendron is located at 37.03778°N, -88.645°W (37.037800, -88.644889) and borders the southern edge of the city of Paducah. The original community of Hendron is in the northeast part of the CDP at Old Mayfield Road, north of where it crosses Interstate 24. The Hendron CDP extends west as far as U.S. Route 45 and south as far as Yopp Lane, between South Friendship Road and Old Highway 45.

Hendron is bordered to the west by the CDP of Massac, and the unincorporated community of Lone Oak along US 45 is split between the two CDPs.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Hendron CDP has a total area of 5.37 sqmi, of which 0.02 sqmi, or 0.41%, are water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,239 people, 1,832 households, and 1,278 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 816.7 PD/sqmi. There were 1,932 housing units at an average density of 372.2 /mi2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.59% White, 2.24% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There were 1,832 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,858, and the median income for a family was $49,401. Males had a median income of $45,870 versus $24,884 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,984. About 3.8% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education
McCracken County Public Schools (MCPS), the school district that serves all areas in McCracken County except for the City of Paducah, has its headquarters in Hendron.