Cawood, Kentucky

Cawood, Kentucky
Cawood
Cawood
Coordinates: 36°47′2″N 83°13′42″W / 36.78389°N 83.22833°W / 36.78389; -83.22833
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHarlan
Area
  Total
1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2)
  Land1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,320 ft (400 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
630
  Density432.10/sq mi (166.79/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)
ZIP code
40815
FIPS code21-13582
GNIS feature ID489151

Cawood is a census-designated place (CDP) and coal town in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 731 at the 2010 census.

A post office in Cawood was established in 1890 by Wilson S. Hensley. He said one of his ancestors was Berry Cawood, a hero of the Revolutionary War.