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Williamsburg
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city in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Whitley
- Established
- February 5, 1819 ( 1819-02-05 )
- Incorporated
- March 3, 1851 ( 1851-03-03 )
- First meeting of city government
- June 4, 1894 ( 1894-06-04 )
- Mayor
- Roddy Harrison
- Total
- 4.28 sq mi (11.08 km )
- Land
- 4.17 sq mi (10.80 km )
- Water
- 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km )
- Elevation
- 1,007 ft (307 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 5,332
- Density
- 1,277.4/sq mi (493.21/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( EDT )
- Fips code
- 21-83334
- Website
- http://www.williamsburgky.com/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- Williamsburg
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Whitley County
- Population
- 5326
- Area
- 12.749575
- Elevation
- 283
- Capital of
- Whitley County
- Official website
- www.williamsburgky.com/new
- Image
- Williamsburg, Kentucky.jpg
- Households
- 1357
- Dialing code
- 606
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- Commons category
- Williamsburg, Kentucky
- postal code
- 40769
- inception
- 1819-01-01
- water as percent of area
- 2.2712
- office held by head of government
- mayor
- per capita income
- 14136
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Encyclopedic overview
Williamsburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Whitley County, on the southeastern border of Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,326 at the 2020 census. Developed along the Cumberland River, the city was founded in 1818 and named after William Whitley.
History
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