Harlan, Kentucky

Harlan, Kentucky
Harlan in 2015
Harlan in 2015
Location of Harlan in Harlan County, Kentucky.
Location of Harlan in Harlan County, Kentucky.
Coordinates: 36°50′29″N 83°19′12″W / 36.84139°N 83.32000°W / 36.84139; -83.32000
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHarlan
Named forIts county
Area
 • Total1.33 sq mi (3.46 km2)
 • Land1.30 sq mi (3.37 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
1,191 ft (363 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,776
 • Estimate 
(2022)[2]
1,885
 • Density1,364.06/sq mi (526.68/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
40831
Area code606
FIPS code21-34732
GNIS feature ID0493746

Harlan is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.[3] The population was 1,745 at the 2010 census,[4] down from 2,081 at the 2000 census.

Harlan is one of three Kentucky county seats to share its name with its county, the others being Greenup and Henderson.

  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. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Harlan city, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2017.[dead link]