Eddyville
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city in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Within Vinony's link graph, Eddyville is referenced by 248 other articles, and connects out to race and ethnicity in the United States Census, United States Census Bureau and 2020 United States Census.
The entry is geolocated on the map in city.
It is catalogued under topics including 1790s establishments in Kentucky, Cities in Kentucky and Cities in Lyon County, Kentucky.
Its subject is documented across 36 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Lyon
- Total
- 7.71 sq mi (19.98 km )
- Land
- 6.90 sq mi (17.87 km )
- Water
- 0.81 sq mi (2.11 km )
- Elevation
- 436 ft (133 m)
- Estimate 2022
- 2,429
- Density
- 344.3/sq mi (132.94/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Area codes
- 270 & 364
- Fips code
- 21-23824
- Website
- eddyvilleky .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Eddyville
- Population
- 2375
- Area
- 20.294323
- Elevation
- 155
- Image
- KY-State-Penitentiary.jpg
- Households
- 809
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- postal code
- 42038
- P8168
- Pauline Collins
- water as percent of area
- 11.9498
- per capita income
- 18968
- Commons category
- Eddyville, Kentucky
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Encyclopedic overview
Eddyville is a home rule-class city in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States, of which it is also the county seat. The population was 2,375 at the 2020 census, up from 2,350 in 2000. The Kentucky State Penitentiary is located at Eddyville. The town is a tourist attraction because of its access to nearby Lake Barkley.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eddyville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.