Jeff, Kentucky

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Coordinates: 37°12′18″N83°8′11″W / 37.20500°N 83.13639°W / 37.20500; -83.13639 Coordinates: 37°12′18″N83°8′11″W / 37.20500°N 83.13639°W / 37.20500; -83.13639
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Perry
Government
  TypeJeff
Area
[1]
  Total0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2)
  Land0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2)
  Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
915 ft (279 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total293
  Density387.05/sq mi (149.47/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41751
Area code(s) 606
FIPS code 21-40204
GNIS feature ID516758 [2]

Jeff is a census-designated place and coal town in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 323 as of the 2010 census. [3]

A post office was established in the community in 1902 and named for the early settler Jefferson Combs. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
2020 293
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jeff, Kentucky
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  4. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 152. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved 2013-07-26.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.