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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 . [ 7 ]
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.
The Kentucky River basin, including North Fork and its tributaries, suffered a major flood in January and February 1957. [ 22] Hazard was the worst hit place in the entire basin, with all highways blocked, all utilities out of operation, and the main streets under anywhere up to 17 feet (5.2 m) of floodwater. [ 23]
0506678. Website. cityofwhitesburgky.com. Whitesburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. [ 3 ] The population was at the 2020 census [ 4 ] and an estimated 1,711 in 2022. [ 5 ] It was named for John D. White, a state politician and Speaker of the United States House.
Lotts Creek is a creek in Perry County and Knott County, Kentucky in the United States. [1][3][2] It is a tributary of the North Fork Kentucky River that joins it at Darfork 3 miles (4.8 km) downstream of Hazard at an altitude of 820 feet (250 m). [4][1] It is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) long from its mouth to where it splits into the Young's (a.k.a ...
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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.