St. Mary, KY

St. Mary is a home rule-class city in Marion County, Kentucky, in the United States. The 2020 census counted 138 residents. The town was first known as Hardin's Creek when it was settled by the Hardin family c. The community was the birthplace and hometown of George Elder, who – along with William Byrne – later returned from seminary in Maryland to found Saint Mary's College in 1821. Since 1980, St. Mary has been home to the 826-bed Marion Adjustment Center, a CCA -owned minimum- and medium-security facility. In June 2013, the Kentucky Department of Corrections elected not to renew the contract. In St. Mary, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in St. Mary, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. St. Mary is home to 826-bed Marion Adjustment Center.