Pike County, Kentucky
Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,669.[1] Its county seat is Pikeville.[2] The county was founded in 1821.[3]
| Pike County, Kentucky | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | December 19, 1821 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Pikeville |
| Largest City | Pikeville |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
789 sq mi (2,044 km²) 787 sq mi (2,038 km²) 1.8 sq mi (5 km²), 0.2 |
| Population - (2020) - Density |
58,669 auto/sq mi (Expression error: Unrecognized word "auto"./km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website: http://www.pikecountyky.gov/ | |
| Named for: Zebulon Pike | |
Pike County, Kentucky Media
U.S. Route 23 passes through the Pikeville Cut-Through, the second largest earthmoving project in the Western Hemisphere.
A coal breaker in Pike County in 1938
A mountaintop removal mine just off of U.S. Route 23 in 2010
Poverty Rate in Kentucky's Appalachian Region
Tourism is also a major component of the economy in Pike County. In 2012, nearly 300,000 people visited the Breaks Interstate Park on the Kentucky-Virginia border.
Pedestrian entrance to the University of Pikeville, located on Hambley Boulevard at the Huffman Avenue intersection in Pikeville, Kentucky, United States.
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Pike County, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Robert M. Rennick (4 April 2018). "The Kentucky Encyclopedia". kyenc.org. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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