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Hazard is a home rule-class city [5] in, and the county seat of, Perry County, Kentucky, United States. [6] The population was 5,263 at the 2020 census.
Website. www.perrycounty.ky.gov. Perry County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,473. [1] Its county seat is Hazard. [2] The county was founded in 1820. [3] Both the county and county seat are named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, a naval hero in the War of 1812.
Caldwell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,649. [1] Its county seat is Princeton. [2] The county was formed in 1809 from Livingston County, Kentucky and named for John Caldwell, who participated in the George Rogers Clark Indian Campaign of 1786 and was the second lieutenant governor of Kentucky.
2,313 (Robertson) – 772,144 (Jefferson) Areas. 100 square miles (260 km 2) (Robertson) – 788 square miles (2,040 km 2) (Pike) Government. County government. There are 120 counties in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, fourth among states (including Virginia's independent ...
Buckhorn Lake is an impoundment of the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River. Buckhorn Dam is an earthen dam, 160 feet (49 m) high and 1,020 feet (310 m) in length at its crest, with a maximum capacity of 167,900 acre-feet (207,100,000 m 3) and normal storage of 32,100 acre-feet (39,600,000 m 3). [4] The origin of the lake's name is uncertain.
Breathitt County (/ ˈbrɛˌθɪt / BREH-thit) is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,718. [1] Its county seat is Jackson. [2] The county was formed in 1839 and was named for John Breathitt, who was Governor of Kentucky from 1832 to 1834.
Surface elevation. 1,020 ft (310 m) [1] Carr Creek Lake (formerly Carr Fork Lake), located east of Hazard, Kentucky, along Kentucky Route 15 in Knott County, is a 710 acres (3 km 2) reservoir created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1976. [2] Carr Creek Lake's earth and rock fill dam is 130 ft (40 m) tall and 720 ft (219 m) long, and the ...
Letcher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,548. [1] Its county seat is Whitesburg. [2][3] It was created in 1842 from Harlan and Perry counties, [4] and named for Robert P. Letcher, Governor of Kentucky from 1840 to 1844. [5][6][7]