Elk Creek, Kentucky

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Elk Creek, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Elk Creek, Kentucky
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Elk Creek, Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°07′01″N85°22′20″W / 38.11694°N 85.37222°W / 38.11694; -85.37222
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Spencer
Area
[1]
 • Total5.85 sq mi (15.15 km2)
 • Land5.79 sq mi (15.00 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation
[2]
699 ft (213 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,986
 • Density343.01/sq mi (132.44/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 502
GNIS feature ID2628566 [2]

Elk Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Spencer County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 1,986 as of the 2020 Census, up from 1,539 as of the 2010 census. [3]

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 5.850 square miles (15.15 km2); 5.789 square miles (14.99 km2) of its area is land, and 0.061 square miles (0.16 km2) is water. [3] Elk Creek was, as late as 1955, the site of a church and cemetery, as well as a general store.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 1,539—
2020 1,98629.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

History

Morrison Heady (1829–1915), poet and author, was born in Elk Creek. [5]

F. Hiner Dale (1888–1969), attorney and judge, was born in Elk Creek.

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elk Creek, Kentucky
  3. 1 2 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Kentucky". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ GENI-James Morrison Heady


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