Back مقاطعة بايك (كنتاكي) Arabic پايك كاونتى ، كنتاكى ARZ Pike County, Kentucky BAR Пайк (окръг, Кентъки) Bulgarian পাইক কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি BPY Pike Gông (Kentucky) CDO Пайк (гуо, Кентукки) CE Pike County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Kentucky) CEB Pike County, Kentucky Welsh Pike County (Kentucky) German
Pike County | |
|---|---|
 Pike County courthouse in Pikeville | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°28′08″N 82°23′45″W / 37.46902°N 82.39587°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| Founded | December 19, 1821 |
| Named for | Zebulon Pike |
| Seat | Pikeville |
| Largest city | Pikeville |
| Government | |
| • Judge/Executive | Ray S. Jones III |
| Area | |
• Total | 789 sq mi (2,040 km2) |
| • Land | 787 sq mi (2,040 km2) |
| • Water | 1.8 sq mi (5 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 58,669 |
• Estimate (2023) | 55,973  |
| • Density | 74/sq mi (29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | www |
Pike County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 58,669.[1] Its county seat is Pikeville.[2] The county was founded in 1821.[3] It is a moist county—a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited but which contains a "wet" city. In three of the county's cities—Pikeville, Elkhorn City, and Coal Run Village—package alcohol sales are legal.[4]
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Kleber, John E. (April 4, 2018). "The Kentucky Encyclopedia". kyenc.org. The University Press of Kentucky. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Wet & Dry Counties in Kentucky" (PDF). Kentucky Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2007.