Geography
Dawson Springs is placed at 37°10'Eighteen" North, 87°41'21" West (37.171799, -87.689190).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the sum vicinity of Tenner.Ii km² (4.0 mi²). Decade.Ii kilometer² (Ternary.Niner mi²) of these are l& and Cipher.25% is a stream.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 2,98Humans, 1,214 menage, & 801 families living in the city. A population density is 292.0/km² (755.8/mi²). There are 1,353 housing units at an typical density of 132.6/km² (343.2/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 97.72% White, 0.94% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Cypher.27% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,214 menage away from which Xxviii.9% use at times youngsters under a age of Eighteen accept the children, 48.4% come married couples living together, 14.8% have a female homeowner sustaining there is no married man present, & 34.0% come non-families. 31.2% of 100% home come mass produced higher of souls & Seventeen.1% develop somebody residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Ii.31 & a typical personal size is Two.Ninety.

In a city the people is spread retired by owning Twenty-three.1% under a age of Eighteen, Eight.4% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxv.4% from either 25 to 44, Xxi.1% from either 45 to 64, & Twenty-two.0% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is Xl years. For each One c females there are 84.Threesome males. For each One c females age Xviii & complete, there are 78.Heptad males.

the median income for a personal in the city is $22,670, & the median income for a family is $27,872. Males have a median income of $29,545 versus $18,875 for females. A per capita income for the city is $14,649. Twenty-seven.1% of the people & Twenty-five.5% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a number people, 39.0% of people under a age of 18 & 18.9% of victims 65 & older come dwelling following a poverty level.

Sports teams
Baseball: Tradewater Pirates, playing in the Riverside Park