Flat Lick, Kentucky
Flat Lick, Kentucky | |
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  Flat Lick  Flat Lick | |
| Coordinates: 36°49′44″N 83°46′13″W / 36.82889°N 83.77028°WCoordinates: 36°49′44″N 83°46′13″W / 36.82889°N 83.77028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Knox |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.78 sq mi (12.39 km2) |
| • Land | 4.78 sq mi (12.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,040 ft (320 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 850 |
| • Density | 177.79/sq mi (68.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 40935 |
| Area code | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-27730 |
| GNIS feature ID | 492198[2] |
Flat Lick is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Knox County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 960.[3]
The oldest community in the county, Flat Lick was settled before 1784 and named for a salty rock which attracted wild animals.[4]
Geography
Flat Lick is in eastern Knox County, northeast of the Cumberland River. U.S. Route 25E forms the western edge of the CDP; the highway leads northwest 9 miles (14 km) to Barbourville, the county seat, and southeast 7 miles (11 km) to Pineville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Flat Lick CDP has an area of 4.8 square miles (12.4 km2), of which 1.7 acres (6,760 m2), or 0.05%, are water.[3]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 850 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Lick, Kentucky
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Flat Lick CDP, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 7, 2019.[dead link]
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 102. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county | |
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