Beaver Dam, Kentucky

Beaver Dam, Kentucky
Main Street (US 231)
Main Street (US 231)
Location of Beaver Dam in Ohio County, Kentucky.
Location of Beaver Dam in Ohio County, Kentucky.
Beaver Dam is located in Kentucky
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam
Location in Kentucky
Beaver Dam is located in the United States
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam (the United States)
Beaver Dam is located in North America
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam (North America)
Coordinates: 37°24′26″N 086°52′40″W / 37.40722°N 86.87778°W / 37.40722; -86.87778
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyOhio
Established1800
Incorporated1873
Government
 • MayorPaul Sandefur
Area
 • Total
3.05 sq mi (7.89 km2)
 • Land3.04 sq mi (7.87 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
410 ft (125 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,531
 • Estimate 
(2022)[2]
3,490
 • Density1,162.28/sq mi (448.71/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
42320
Area codes270 & 364
FIPS code21-04654
GNIS feature ID0486616
Websitehttps://beaverdam.ky.gov/
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with unknown parameter "mayor"

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]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  4. ^ Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (University Press of Kentucky, 1984), p. 17.
  5. ^ Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Beaver Dam, Kentucky". Accessed 15 July 2013.