Elk Creek, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

38°07′01″N 85°22′20″W / 38.11694°N 85.37222°W / 38.11694; -85.37222CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountySpencerArea

^[1]

• Total5.85 sq mi (15.15 km²) • Land5.79 sq mi (15.00 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km²)Elevation

^[2]

699 ft (213 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,986 • Density343.01/sq mi (132.44/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code502GNIS feature ID2628566^[2]

Elk Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Spencer County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 1,986 as of the 2020 Census, up from 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

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	1,539	—
2020	1,986	29.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

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. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elk Creek, Kentucky
^ ^a ^b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Kentucky". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ GENI-James Morrison Heady