Eddyville
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city in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States of America
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
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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.