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Albany, Kentucky

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Albany census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42602. The Survey maps it on the Albany quadrangle. 1,760 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 961 feet above sea level.

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Albany within Clinton County

On record in Albany

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Albany fell from 2,033 to 1,760 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20102,033
20201,760-273 (-13%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

41 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Albany between 1999 and 2017, burning about 132 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Arson/incendiarism6
Recreation and ceremony4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
20 September 2010Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryHAY FIRE
19 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
12 September 2007Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
10 September 1999Debris and open burning2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
21 April 2007Debris and open burning10 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
11 April 2002Debris and open burning20 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
1 April 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreKentucky Division of ForestryGOODMAN RD
8 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.5 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clinton County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Albany: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Albany QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Bald Rock MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Clinton County

Storms near this place

60 of 72 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Albany in 72 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 50 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 1997Tornado (F1)Albany1 killed, 2 hurt, $50,000no account filed
May 1995Thunderstorm WindAlbany$50,000Trees down and power lines down county wide. A roof was blown off a mobile home in Huntersville.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindAlbany$30,000An unoccupied mobile home was destroyed.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindAlbany$25,000State officials reported that severe thunderstorm winds blew off a portion of a metal roof of a business.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindAlbany$20,000Trees and power lines were reported down across Clinton County, mainly near Albany.
March 2003Thunderstorm WindAlbany$20,000A thunderstorm wind gust blew the roof off a home.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindAlbany$5,000Clinton County dispatch reported power outages mainly from the Shipley community due to severe thunderstorm winds.
April 2000Tornado (F0)Albany$1,500A piece of scaffolding and a cement mixer pan were moved 50 yards at Ootens Store.
March 2026Tornado (EF1)Albany-The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey on Wednesday, March 18th for the storms that occurred early Monday morning, March 16th. A tornado was determined to have occurred in Clinton County with max winds of 100 MPH (EF1).||Storm damage was first observed along Wright Parish Road southwest of Albany near Wolf River Dock Road. A line of cedar trees had extensive damage, with several treetops and branches pointing to the north, east, and opposite of the northeast storm |motion to the southwest. Some branches showed signs of being ripped and twisted from the trees as well, which was indicative of rotation from a tornado. ||The tornado continued uphill to a nearby residence with several outbuildings. One barn was completely moved from the foundation with roof damage lofted into nearby fields. The damage direction was mainly to the east, pointing toward the tornadic circulation |that was moving to the northeast. Another section of barn damage was pointing to the north, indicating the right side of the circulation nearby. A drone flight confirmed this information. A nearby residence had awning damage that was moved to the northeast, with the most notable damage being a couple of wood plank impalements that were driven into the ground facing the opposite direction of the storm motion to the southwest. The max wind speed near this damage along Rice Road and Wolf River Dock |Road was 100 mph.||The tornado continued to the northeast and damage to trees and outbuildings occurred along Hay Road, Huntersville Road, and Robert Page Road. Several trees were snapped and a barn was leveled, and the convergent signature of the tree damage to the |north and east directions were noted. The tornado continued northeast along Robert Page Road where a residence had roof and siding damage that was lofted to the northeast away from the property. The debris went up to US Highway 127, and no other |damage was observable past this point.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Several trees were uprooted across Albany and Clinton County.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Trees were downed along West Harper Lane, including one tree which fell onto a mobile home.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Trees and power lines were downed by strong winds across Albany.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindAlbany-There were several trees down on roads in Albany.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindAlbany-There were numerous reports of tree and power line damage across Clinton County.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindAlbany-A roof was blown off a diner in downtown Albany.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Power lines and trees were down, resulting in the closure of Highway 738 in Albany.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindAlbany-A dispatcher reported numerous trees were down across the county.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindAlbany-There was a tree down on Fairgrounds road in Albany. Trees were also down on Lynnview Drive and State Highways 1076 and 558 out in the county.
September 2018FloodAlbany-Standing water was reported on Raven Way in Albany, KY.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindAlbany-State officials reported trees down in the area.
May 2017Flash FloodAlbany-State officials reported high water across roadways.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Power lines were reported down in the area.
August 2017FloodAlbany-Water was covering West Hill Street.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindAlbany-A tree fell down on Lynnview Drive due to severe thunderstorm winds.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Local law enforcement reported trees down near Holy Temple Road.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindAlbany-The public reported trees down on Churn Top road due to severe thunderstorm winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Local law enforcement reported numerous large trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Local law enforcement reported multiple trees down across the county.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindAlbany-A law enforcement official reported trees down across the area.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindAlbany-A Clinton County law enforcement official reported trees down in Albany along with small hail during the peak of the storm.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Local law enforcement reported several trees down in Albany.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Local law enforcement reported that numerous trees were downed across the county.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Law enforcement reports large buildings were damaged. Nickel size hail accompanied the damaging winds.
April 2011HailAlbany-A spotter reported gold ball size hail.
April 2011HailAlbany-A spotter reported nickel size hail.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindAlbany-A few trees were blown down.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Trees were blown down.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Trees were downed.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Trees were downed in Albany.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Trees were downed near HWY 968 and HWY 415.
June 2008Flash FloodAlbany-Water reported over Highway 127 in the northwest corner of Clinton County.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Trees and power lines reported downed by dispatch.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Spotter reported 12 to 14 inch diameter trees downed by winds.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Dispatch reported trees down in Albany.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Trees were downed. Small hail was also reported with this storm.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Numerous trees were downed.
July 2004Flash FloodAlbany-Water was across Highway 553.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Trees were down on Highway 127 at Highway 90.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Trees were downed.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Trees were downed.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Trees down
August 1999Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Power lines down and one tree was across a road
May 1999Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Trees down
January 1999Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Trees down across highway 127
May 1995HailAlbany-Dime-size hail reported.
June 2023HailAlbany-no account filed
June 2023HailAlbany-no account filed
January 2010HailAlbany-no account filed
April 2008HailAlbany-no account filed
July 2008HailAlbany-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clinton County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Paoli (historical)0.9 miles12
Pikeview1.3 miles11
Ewing (historical)1.5 miles12
Hopkins (historical)1.6 miles12
Dicken (historical)1.9 miles12
Churntop (historical)1.9 miles12
Cannons Mill2.4 miles11
Concord (historical)2.7 miles11

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on AlbanyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1003658The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 485813. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.