Summer Shade, Kentucky

Summer Shade is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States.

Summer Shade
Unincorporated community & census-designated place
Motto: 
home of the Kentucky Headhunters
Summer Shade is located in Kentucky
Summer Shade
Summer Shade
Location within the state of Kentucky
Summer Shade is located in the United States
Summer Shade
Summer Shade
Summer Shade (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°53′3″N 85°42′9″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMetcalfe
Area
[1]
 • Total2.04 sq mi (5.28 km2)
 • Land2.03 sq mi (5.27 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
896 ft (273 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total294
 • Density144.54/sq mi (55.82/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes
42166
FIPS code21-74586
GNIS feature ID504782[2]

History

Originally the area was known as Sartain Precinct and later as Glover's Creek; W.M. Riggs, the postmaster, changed the name to Summer Shade in 1872.

Points of interest

The rural-dominated area is home to the Kingsford Charcoal factory. Despite it being located in nearby Beaumont, it still identifies itself as a Summer Shade-based business.

Geography

Summer Shade is located in the southern portion of Metcalfe County. Kentucky Route 90 (KY 90), connecting Glasgow to Burkesville and the Dale Hollow Lake area, runs through Summer Shade. Other roadways in the area include KY 163, which runs just east of the community, and connecting to Edmonton and Tompkinsville, and KY 640, which leads north to Wisdom and Knob Lick.

Education

There was one school in Summer Shade that is formerly known as Summer Shade Elementary School. It went from grades K-6. Currently, students go to Metcalfe County Elementary in Edmonton.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020294—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Notable people
  • Charles "Pat" Dougherty (1879-1939) Baseball pitcher in the pre-Negro leagues
  • One of the foremost doctors in south-central Kentucky and the state during the twentieth century was Dr. C.C. Howard, who was born in Summer Shade. He worked to establish tuberculosis hospitals throughout Kentucky and to improve medical care in the rural areas of the state.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Summer Shade has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[4]

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summer Shade, Kentucky
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. Climate Summary for Summer Shade, Kentucky
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