Beaver Dam, Kentucky | |
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 Main Street (US 231) | |
 Location of Beaver Dam in Ohio County, Kentucky. | |
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| Coordinates: 37°24′26″N 086°52′40″W / 37.40722°N 86.87778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Ohio |
| Established | 1800 |
| Incorporated | 1873 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paul Sandefur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.05 sq mi (7.89 km2) |
| • Land | 3.04 sq mi (7.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 410 ft (125 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,531 |
| • Estimate (2022)[2] | 3,490 |
| • Density | 1,162.28/sq mi (448.71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 42320 |
| Area codes | 270 & 364 |
| FIPS code | 21-04654 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0486616 |
| Website | https://beaverdam.ky.gov/ |
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Beaver Dam is a home rule-class city[3] in Ohio County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 3,409 at the 2010 census, and it is the most populous community in the county. It is named for the Beaver Dam Baptist Church which predates the town by several decades.[4] The city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1873.[5]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (University Press of Kentucky, 1984), p. 17.
- ^ Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Beaver Dam, Kentucky". Accessed 15 July 2013.