Middlesboro, Kentucky
Middlesboro, Kentucky | |
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| City of Middlesboro | |
View of Middlesboro from the Pinnacle Overlook. | |
| Nickname(s): The Magic City (official) Queen City of the Cumberlands, The Boro, M'boro, Crater City | |
| Motto(s): Fac et Spera (Latin: "Do and Hope") | |
Location of Middlesborough in Bell County, Kentucky. | |
| Coordinates: 36°36′37″N 83°43′24″W / 36.61028°N 83.72333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Bell |
| Incorporated | March 14, 1890 |
| Named after | Middlesbrough, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Boone Bowling |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.46 sq mi (19.33 km2) |
| • Land | 7.38 sq mi (19.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,142 ft (348 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,405 |
• Estimate (2022) | 9,131 |
| • Density | 1,273.70/sq mi (491.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 40965 |
| Area code | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-51924 |
| GNIS feature ID | 498153 |
| Website | www |
Middlesboro (locally /ˈmɪdəlzbʌrə/) is a home rule-class city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 10,334 at the 2010 U.S. census, while its micropolitan area had a population of 69,060.
It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the Cumberland Gap and is the largest city in southeastern Kentucky. It is located entirely between Pine Mountain and the Cumberland Mountains in the Middlesboro Basin, an enormous meteorite crater (one of three known astroblemes in the state).