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Pike County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 Census, the population was 58,669. [1] Its county seat is Pikeville. [2] The county was founded in 1821. [3] It is a moist county—a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited but which contains a "wet" city.
English: This is a locator map showing Pike County in Kentucky. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1] There are 16 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 29, 2024.
Pikeville (/ ˈ p aɪ k v əl /) is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Pike County, Kentucky, United States. [5] Its population was 7,754 as of the 2020 U.S. Census. Pikeville serves as a regional economic, educational, and entertainment hub for the surrounding areas of eastern Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Because today's largest county by area, Pike County, is 788 square miles (2,041 km 2), it is only still possible to form a new county from portions of more than one existing county; McCreary County was formed in this manner, from parts of Wayne, Pulaski and Whitley counties. Kentucky was originally a single county in Virginia, created in 1776.
Kentucky Route 292 (KY 292) is a 43.2-mile-long (69.5 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects mostly rural areas of Pike and Martin counties with South Williamson and Warfield. Nearly the entire highway is located near the West Virginia state line.
Pike County, Kentucky, geography stubs (76 P) Pages in category "Geography of Pike County, Kentucky" This category contains only the following page.
Raccoon City is an unincorporated community located in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. The community was so named on account of raccoons near the original town site. [ 2 ]