Pippa Passes, Kentucky

Pippa Passes, Kentucky
Buildings on the Alice Lloyd campus
Buildings on the Alice Lloyd campus
Nickname(s): 
Caney, Caney Creek
Location in Knott County, Kentucky
Location in Knott County, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°20′5″N 82°52′32″W / 37.33472°N 82.87556°W / 37.33472; -82.87556
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyKnott
Incorporated1983[1]
Named fora Robert Browning poem
Area
 • Total0.45 sq mi (1.15 km2)
 • Land0.45 sq mi (1.15 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
991 ft (302 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total468
 • Density1,049.33/sq mi (405.36/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41844
Area code606
FIPS code21-61374
GNIS feature ID0500757

Pippa Passes is a home rule-class city located along Caney Fork in Knott County, eastern Kentucky, United States. Its formal name was chosen to honor benefactors of Alice Lloyd College. Residents commonly call the community "Caney" or "Caney Creek". The population was 533 at the 2010 census,[3] up from 297 at the 2000 census. The small city is located in the mountainous Appalachia region, an area of coal mining.

  1. ^ Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Pippa Passes, Kentucky". Accessed 27 September 2013.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pippa Passes city, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2019.[dead link]