Junction City, Kentucky
Junction City, Kentucky | |
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Junction City | |
Location of Junction City in Boyle County, Kentucky. | |
| Coordinates: 37°35′07″N 84°47′25″W / 37.58528°N 84.79028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| Counties | Boyle |
| Incorporated | April 8, 1882 |
| Named after | the L&N and Cincinnati Southern railroads |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.01 sq mi (5.21 km2) |
| • Land | 2.01 sq mi (5.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 984 ft (300 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,268 |
• Estimate (2022) | 2,290 |
| • Density | 1,130.61/sq mi (436.54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 40440 |
| Area code | 859 |
| FIPS code | 21-41338 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404815 |
| Website | jcky |
Junction City is a home rule-class city in Boyle County on its border with Lincoln County in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Junction City's population was 2,241 at the 2010 U.S. census. It is part of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area.