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Also known as Barbourville, Kentucky, Barboursville, Kentucky, Barbourville, KY

city in Knox County, Kentucky, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Kentucky
County
Knox
Mayor
David Thompson
Total
2.72 sq mi (7.04 km )
Land
2.66 sq mi (6.88 km )
Water
0.062 sq mi (0.16 km )
Elevation
971 ft (296 m)
Estimate 2024
3,081
Density
1,213.3/sq mi (468.47/km )
Time zone
UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst
UTC-4 (EDT)
Fips code
21-03574
Website
www .cityofbarbourville .com

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
county seat
Official name
Barbourville
Located in
Knox County
Population
3222
Area
6.948315
Elevation
299
Time zone
UTC−05:00
Capital of
Knox County
Image
Knox County Kentucky Courthouse.jpg
Households
1048
Dialing code
606
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postal code
40906
Commons category
Barbourville, Kentucky
different from
Barboursville
P8168
Ghamd
water as percent of area
2.3479
per capita income
24688
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Encyclopedic overview

Barbourville is a home rule-class city in Knox County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Barbourville had a population of 3,222. It is the county seat of Knox County. The city was formally established by the state assembly in 1812. It was incorporated in 1854 and then reincorporated in 1856.

Union Commonwealth University and the Appalachian Children's Home are located in Barbourville.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barbourville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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