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Ezel, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°53′28″N 83°26′40″W / 37.89111°N 83.44444°W / 37.89111; -83.44444
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Ezel, Kentucky
Ezel is located in Kentucky
Ezel
Ezel
Ezel is located in the United States
Ezel
Ezel
Coordinates: 37°53′28″N 83°26′40″W / 37.89111°N 83.44444°W / 37.89111; -83.44444
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMorgan
Area
 • Total0.89 sq mi (2.30 km2)
 • Land0.89 sq mi (2.29 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
945 ft (288 m)
Population
 • Total209
 • Density236.16/sq mi (91.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41425
FIPS code21-25876
GNIS feature ID512105

Ezel (also Ecell and Ezell) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 209.[2] It has a small post office, with the ZIP code 41425.[3]

History

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First incorporated in 1882, the town was given the name "Ezel", for a rock in the Bible, by its first postmaster, Eli Pieratt, when the post office opened in 1875.[4][5] It is now home to Ezel Elementary School and the Blackwater Volunteer Fire Department.

Geography

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Ezel lies along U.S. Route 460, 14 miles (23 km) west of the city of West Liberty, the county seat of Morgan County.[6] Frenchburg is 12 miles (19 km) further west along US 460. The elevation of Ezel is 945 feet (288 m).[7]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ezel CDP has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.31 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.010 km2), or 0.45%, are water.[1] Blackwater Creek runs along the southeast edge of the community, leading northeast to the Licking River near Kellacey.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010235
2020209−11.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "P1. Race – Ezel CDP, Kentucky: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  3. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. ^ Ky Atlas & Gazetteer
  5. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 97. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  6. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ezel, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.