Elk Creek, Kentucky | |
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Coordinates: 38°07′01″N 85°22′20″W / 38.11694°N 85.37222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Spencer |
Area | |
• Total | 5.85 sq mi (15.15 km2) |
• Land | 5.79 sq mi (15.00 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 1,986 |
• Density | 343.01/sq mi (132.44/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 502 |
GNIS feature ID | 2628566 [2] |
Elk Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Spencer County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 1,986 as of the 2020 Census, up from 1,539 as of the 2010 census. [3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 5.850 square miles (15.15 km2); 5.789 square miles (14.99 km2) of its area is land, and 0.061 square miles (0.16 km2) is water. [3] Elk Creek was, as late as 1955, the site of a church and cemetery, as well as a general store.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 1,539 | — | |
2020 | 1,986 | 29.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [4] |
Morrison Heady (1829–1915), poet and author, was born in Elk Creek. [5]
F. Hiner Dale (1888–1969), attorney and judge, was born in Elk Creek.
Elk Creek, Kentucky | |
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Coordinates: 38°07′01″N 85°22′20″W / 38.11694°N 85.37222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Spencer |
Area | |
• Total | 5.85 sq mi (15.15 km2) |
• Land | 5.79 sq mi (15.00 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 1,986 |
• Density | 343.01/sq mi (132.44/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 502 |
GNIS feature ID | 2628566 [2] |
Elk Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Spencer County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 1,986 as of the 2020 Census, up from 1,539 as of the 2010 census. [3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 5.850 square miles (15.15 km2); 5.789 square miles (14.99 km2) of its area is land, and 0.061 square miles (0.16 km2) is water. [3] Elk Creek was, as late as 1955, the site of a church and cemetery, as well as a general store.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 1,539 | — | |
2020 | 1,986 | 29.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [4] |
Morrison Heady (1829–1915), poet and author, was born in Elk Creek. [5]
F. Hiner Dale (1888–1969), attorney and judge, was born in Elk Creek.