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Flat Lick, Kentucky
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 Flat Lick, Kentucky
Location in Kentucky
Flat Lick, Kentucky
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Knox |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.78 sq mi (12.39 km2) |
| • Land | 4.78 sq mi (12.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,188 ft (362 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 850 |
| • Density | 177.79/sq mi (68.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
40935
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| Area code(s) | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-27730 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2629617 |
Flat Lick is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Knox County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 960.
The oldest community in the county, Flat Lick was settled by Europeans before 1784 and named for a salty rock which attracted wild animals.
Geography
Flat Lick is in eastern Knox County, northeast of the Cumberland River. U.S. Route 25E forms the western edge of the CDP; the highway leads northwest 9 miles (14 km) to Barbourville, the county seat, and southeast 7 miles (11 km) to Pineville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Flat Lick CDP has an area of 4.8 square miles (12.4 km2), of which 1.7 acres (6,760 m2), or 0.05%, are water.
Demographics
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| 2020 | 850 | — | |
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See also
In Spanish: Flat Lick (Kentucky) para niños
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