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We would like to provide the residents of  Gilbertsville  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Gilbertsville Home page. The Gilbertsville Home page provides as much information as possible on Gilbertsville. Knowing Gilbertsville’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Gilbertsville’s Home page, you will also find Gilbertsville’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Gilbertsville has a population of 341. 42.8% of Gilbertsville’s inhabitants are Male, and 57.2 are female. 25.7% of Gilbertsville is married and 47% own their own home. Household median income in Gilbertsville is $30,731, and the individual median income is $20,439. Gilbertsville’s Ethnic is the following: White(100%).


The construction of Kentucky Dam (1938–1944) meant the end for old Gilbertsville. The town was moved to its present site, initially called "West Gilbertsville," with the geographic coordinates given above, by the time Kentucky Lake was impounded in the early 1940s. A notable event in the town's history was the dedication ceremony for Kentucky Dam on October 10, 1945, at which President Harry Truman gave the dedicatory speech.


Gilbertsville was a 6th class city from 1956 to 1976. The town incorporated at its new site circa 1953. The town later abandoned its incorporated status in 1976 by a referendum. Before dissolving its charter, the town of 241 had a budget of $2,000 to $3,000 per year, which paid for a town marshal, street lights, and street repairs.


It has been the site, for several decades, of the 25-acre (100,000 m2) Kentucky Sheriff's Boys and Girls Ranch, which has provided a free week-long summer camp for children ages 8–11, with total attendance of 30,000 through 2008. Tourism related to the dams and lakes created nearby by TVA has driven the economy of the town since the 1940s.


The town has an airport, an 18-hole golf course, a large marina, and has been the site of bass fishing tournaments and a car racing track.


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