Flat Lick, Kentucky

Flat Lick, Kentucky
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 36°50′07″N 83°45′35″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Knox
Area [1]
• Total	4.78 sq mi (12.39 km^2)
• Land	4.78 sq mi (12.38 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km^2)
Elevation [2]	1,188 ft (362 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	850
• Density	177.79/sq mi (68.65/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	40935
Area code	606
FIPS code	21-27730
GNIS feature ID	2629617[2]

Flat Lick is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Knox County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 960.[3]

The oldest community in the county, Flat Lick was settled by Europeans before 1784 and named for a salty rock which attracted wild animals.[4]

Geography

Flat Lick is in eastern Knox County, northeast of the Cumberland River. U.S. Route 25E forms the western edge of the CDP; the highway leads northwest 9 miles (14 km) to Barbourville, the county seat, and southeast 7 miles (11 km) to Pineville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Flat Lick CDP has an area of 4.8 square miles (12.4 km^2), of which 1.7 acres (6,760 m^2), or 0.05%, are water.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	850		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Lick, Kentucky
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Flat Lick CDP, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 7, 2019.^[dead link‍]
4. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 102. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.