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Bowling Green is a city in Warren County.

It is the county seat.

One tradition says the community was named for a green on which lawyers and court officials played bowls; another says settlers George and Robert Moore enjoyed the sport.

The latitude of Bowling Green is 36.990N. The longitude is -86.443W.

It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 528 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 50,663.

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Median household income

Local

$29,047

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

For more census details and comparisons, see our Bowling Green demographic reports

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Bowling Green is on the Barren River.

Former and merged names include:
· Bowlingreen
· Bolin Green

Occupied by both Union and Confederate troops during the Civil War.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 420. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 8.3 per 1,000 people.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation listed the community as one of its Dozen Distinctive Destinations in 2006.

Well-known residents have included:
· John Carpenter, movie director and producer
· Duncan Hines, restaurant reviewer and food company founder

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

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Local festivals include:

Southern Kentucky Fair - July 28-Aug. 4, 2007
International Festival - Sept. 29, 2007
Duncan Hines Festival - Aug. 4, 10, 2007
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Sept. 20-22, 2007
Southern Kentucky Festival of Books - April 20-21, 2007

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Performing arts: Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra

Bowling Green attractions: Lost River Cave ("Dead Man's Cave")

Historic sites and museums: Barren River Imaginative Museum of Science, Kentucky Museum at Western Kentucky University, National Corvette Museum, Hobson House

Colleges and universities: Western Kentucky University, Draughons Junior College

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Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 92

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