Letcher County, Kentucky

Letcher County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,548. Its county seat is Whitesburg.

Letcher County, Kentucky
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Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1842
Seat	Whitesburg
Largest City	Jenkins
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	339 sq mi (878 km²) 338 sq mi (875 km²) 1.1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.3
Population  - (2020)  - Density	21,548 auto/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: http://letchercounty.ky.gov
Named for: Robert P. Letcher

Letcher County, Kentucky Media

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  Scotia mine disaster historical sign

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  North Fork of the Kentucky River flowing through Whitesburg, Kentucky

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  View from Pine Mountain near Whitesburg, Kentucky.

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  Bad Branch Falls in Letcher County, Kentucky.

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  600 mm × 600 mm (24 in × 24 in) U.S. Highway shield, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs. (Note that there is a missing "J" label on the left side of the diagram.) Uses the Roadgeek 2005 fonts. (United States law does not permit the copyrighting of typeface designs, and the fonts are meant to be copies of a U.S. Government-produced work anyway.)

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  750 mm × 600 mm (30 in × 24 in) U.S. Highway shield, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs. (Note that there is a missing "J" label on the left side of the diagram.) Uses the Roadgeek 2005 fonts. (United States law does not permit the copyrighting of typeface designs, and the fonts are meant to be copies of a U.S. Government-produced work anyway.)