Hazard, Kentucky

Hazard, Kentucky
Main Street in Hazard
Main Street in Hazard
Flag of Hazard, Kentucky
Official seal of Hazard, Kentucky
Motto: 
Queen City of the Mountains
Location of Hazard in Perry County, Kentucky
Location of Hazard in Perry County, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°14′55″N 083°11′42″W / 37.24861°N 83.19500°W / 37.24861; -83.19500
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPerry
IncorporatedApril 30, 1884
Named forCdre. Oliver Hazard Perry
Government
 • MayorDonald "Happy" Mobelini[1]
 • City ManagerDerrick Hall [2]
 • Assistant City ManagerAmie Bedwell[2]
 • City Treasurer / Secretary to the Mayor[2]
Area
 • Total
7.60 sq mi (19.68 km2)
 • Land7.45 sq mi (19.30 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)  0%
Elevation
928 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
5,263
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
4,999
 • Density706.44/sq mi (272.76/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
41701–41702
Area code606
FIPS code21-35362
GNIS feature ID0512617
Websitewww.hazardky.gov

Hazard is a home rule-class city[5] in, and the county seat of, Perry County, Kentucky, United States.[6] The population was 5,263 at the 2020 census.[7]

  1. ^ "Judge swears-in new city officials". Hazard Herald. December 14, 2014. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "City Managers, City of Hazard, KY". Archived from the original on March 27, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "QuickFacts – Hazard city, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau.

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