Jenkins, Kentucky

Jenkins, Kentucky
Downtown Jenkins
Downtown Jenkins
Location in Letcher County, Kentucky
Location in Letcher County, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°10′48″N 82°37′56″W / 37.18000°N 82.63222°W / 37.18000; -82.63222
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyLetcher
IncorporatedJanuary 9, 1912
Named forthe director of a local coal company
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorTodd DePriest
Area
 • Total8.88 sq mi (22.99 km2)
 • Land8.85 sq mi (22.91 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
1,539 ft (469 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,902
 • Estimate 
(2022)[2]
1,830
 • Density215.04/sq mi (83.03/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41537
Area code606
FIPS code21-40312
GNIS feature ID0495200
Websitewww.cityofjenkins.org

Jenkins is a home rule-class city[3] in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,203 as of the 2010 census.[4]

  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. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Jenkins city, Kentucky". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2020.