Hyden, Kentucky | |
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Nickname: Redbud Capital of the World | |
Coordinates: 37°9′48″N 83°22′30″W / 37.16333°N 83.37500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Leslie |
Incorporated | March 18, 1882 |
Government | |
• Type | City Commission |
• Mayor | Carol Lewis Joseph |
Area | |
• Total | 1.34 sq mi (3.46 km2) |
• Land | 1.30 sq mi (3.36 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
Elevation | 922 ft (281 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 303 |
• Density | 233.80/sq mi (90.27/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 41749, 41762 |
Area code | 606 |
FIPS code | 21-38908 |
GNIS feature ID | 0512880 |
Website | www |
Hyden is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Leslie County, Kentucky, United States.[2] The population was 365 at the 2010 census.[3] It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 421 and Kentucky Route 80, along the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River.