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| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Spencer |
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5.85 sq mi (15.15 km2) |
| • Land | 5.79 sq mi (15.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
Elk Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Spencer County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 1,539 as of the 2010 census.[3]
Geography[]
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.
Demographics[]
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History[]
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.
References[]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_21.txt. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Elk Creek". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:507920.
- ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Kentucky". U.S. Census Bureau. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_21.txt. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ GENI-James Morrison Heady
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