Cawood, Kentucky
Cawood, Kentucky | |
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  Cawood  Cawood | |
| Coordinates: 36°47′2″N 83°13′42″W / 36.78389°N 83.22833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Harlan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2) |
| • Land | 1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,320 ft (400 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 630 |
| • Density | 432.10/sq mi (166.79/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 40815 |
| FIPS code | 21-13582 |
| GNIS feature ID | 489151[2] |
Cawood is a census-designated place (CDP) and coal town in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 731 at the 2010 census.[3]
A post office in Cawood was established in 1890 by Wilson S. Hensley. He said one of his ancestors was Berry Cawood, a hero of the Revolutionary War.[4]
Geography[edit]
Cawood is in south-central Harlan County in the valley of Crummies Creek, where it joins Martins Fork of the Cumberland River. U.S. Route 421 now borders the southern edge of the community, leading northwest down the Martins Fork valley 9 miles (14 km) to Harlan, the county seat, and southeast across the Tennessee Valley Divide 14 miles (23 km) to Pennington Gap, Virginia.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Cawood CDP has an area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), all of it land.[3]
Demographics[edit]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 630 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
As of the 2010 census there were 731 people, 292 households, and 210 families residing in the CDP.[6] The population density was 39 people per square mile (15 people/km2).[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cawood, Kentucky
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cawood CDP, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 53. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "Geography Program".
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