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Coxton, Kentucky

Coordinates: 36°51′26″N 83°16′13″W / 36.85722°N 83.27028°W / 36.85722; -83.27028
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Coxton, Kentucky
Coxton is located in Kentucky
Coxton
Coxton
Coxton is located in the United States
Coxton
Coxton
Coordinates: 36°51′26″N 83°16′13″W / 36.85722°N 83.27028°W / 36.85722; -83.27028
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHarlan
Area
 • Total0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
 • Land0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
1,217 ft (371 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total176
 • Density850.24/sq mi (328.26/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern time zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code21-17938
GNIS feature ID490235[2]

Coxton is an unincorporated coal town and census-designated place (CDP) in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office[3] is closed. The community was listed as a CDP in 2014, so no population figures are available from the 2010 census.

Geography

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Coxton is in central Harlan County in the valley of the Clover Fork of the Cumberland River. It is bordered by Blackjoe to the west and Brookside to the east, both unincorporated. Kentucky Route 38 runs along the southern edge of the Coxton CDP, across the Clover Fork from the center of town. KY 38 leads west down the Clover Fork valle 4 miles (6 km) to Harlan, the county seat, and east (upriver) 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to Evarts.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020176
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coxton, Kentucky
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coxton, Kentucky
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.