Pike County, Kentucky
Pike County, Kentucky | |
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Pike County courthouse in Pikeville | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 37°28′08″N 82°23′45″W / 37.46902°N 82.39587°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| Founded | December 19, 1821 |
| Named after | Zebulon Pike |
| Seat | Pikeville |
| Largest city | Pikeville |
| Government | |
| • Judge/Executive | Ray Jones II (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 789 sq mi (2,040 km2) |
| • Land | 787 sq mi (2,040 km2) |
| • Water | 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 58,669 |
• Estimate (2024) | 55,430 |
| • Density | 74.5/sq mi (28.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | www |
Pike County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 58,669. Its county seat is Pikeville. The county was founded in 1821. It is a moist county—a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited but which contains a "wet" city. In three of the county's cities—Pikeville, Elkhorn City, and Coal Run Village—package alcohol sales are legal.