Pike County, Kentucky
Pike County | |
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Pike County courthouse in Pikeville | |
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 after | Zebulon Pike |
| Seat | Pikeville |
| Largest city | Pikeville |
| Government | |
| • Judge/Executive | Ray S. Jones (D) |
| 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 (2024) | 55,430 |
| • 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. Its county seat is Pikeville. The county was founded in 1821. 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.