Maytown, Kentucky

Maytown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.[1]

Maytown, Kentucky
Maytown
Location in Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°31′58″N 82°47′57″W
Country United States
State Kentucky
CountyFloyd
Area
  Total0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
  Land0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
909 ft (277 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total243
  Density426/sq mi (164.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code21-51060
GNIS feature ID2629650
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maytown, Kentucky

Songwriter Paul Gilley (1929-1957) was born in Maytown.[2]

Population

The 2010 United States Census reported that Maytown's population was 243, of which 242 persons were white and 1 person was Asian.[3] In 2020 the population is 294.[4]

Geography

Maytown is located west of the center of Floyd County, along the Right Fork of Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Levisa Fork. Kentucky Route 80 passes just east of the community, leading north 14 miles (23 km) to Prestonsburg (via U.S. Route 23) and southwest 38 miles (61 km) to Hazard. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Maytown CDP has an area of 0.57 square miles (1.48 km2), all land.[5]

References

  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Maytown, Kentucky." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maytown, Kentucky Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  2. Appalachian Attitude Audio: new biography on Morgan Co. Paul Gilley
  3. United States Census 2010 US Census report for Kentucky
  4. "Maytown, Kentucky Population 2020 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)". worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Maytown CDP, Kentucky". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2016.


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