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


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

Island has a population of 576. 42.2% of Island’s inhabitants are Male, and 57.8 are female. 63.5% of Island is married and 78.4% own their own home. The Average Home price is $61,706, and the average rent is $640. Household median income in Island is $42,500, and the individual median income is $23,264. Island’s Ethnic is the following: White(98.6%), Hispanic(1%), Native(0.9%), Multiple(0.3%), Asian(0.2%).


The city is named for Judge William Worthington's early 19th-century 8-square mile estate, known as The Island from the way high tide on the Green and other nearby rivers would maroon it from adjacent land. Between 1829 and 1860, the local post office operated as Worthington. The Owensboro and Nashville Railroad connected the area in 1872; the station and new post office were known as Island Station.


Both were shortened to Island in 1882.


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