Big Clifty, Kentucky

Big Clifty, Kentucky
Census-designated place
Big Clifty is located in Kentucky
Big Clifty
Big Clifty
Location within Grayson County
Big Clifty is located in the United States
Big Clifty
Big Clifty
Big Clifty (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°32′44″N 86°9′13″W / 37.54556°N 86.15361°W / 37.54556; -86.15361
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyGrayson
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2)
 • Land1.44 sq mi (3.73 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
397 ft (121 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
367
 • Density254.86/sq mi (98.43/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes
42712
FIPS code21-06508
GNIS feature ID487153[2]

Big Clifty is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grayson County, Kentucky, United States.

History

Clifty Creek crosses U.S. Highway 62 and the P & L railroad several miles to the southwest of Big Clifty. It is said that travelers named the town due to the limestone cliffs that arose on the sides of Clifty Creek.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020367—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Clifty, Kentucky
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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