Whitesburg, Kentucky

Whitesburg, Kentucky
City
Downtown Whitesburg
Downtown Whitesburg
Location in Letcher County, Kentucky
Location in Letcher County, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°7′4″N 82°49′16″W / 37.11778°N 82.82111°W / 37.11778; -82.82111
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyLetcher
IncorporatedMarch 6, 1876
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorTiffany Craft
 • City Council
  • Margaret Hammonds
  • Sheila Shortt
  • Derek Barto
  • Mike Jackson
  • Larry Everidge
  • Wendy Little
Area
[1]
 • Total3.20 sq mi (8.30 km2)
 • Land3.13 sq mi (8.11 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation
1,171 ft (357 m)
Population
 • Total1,773
 • Estimate 
(2022)[2]
1,711 Decrease
 • Density550/sq mi (210/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41858
Area code606
FIPS code21-82776
GNIS feature ID0506678
Websitecityofwhitesburgky.com

Whitesburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Letcher County, Kentucky, United States.[3] The population was at the 2020 census[4] and an estimated 1,711 in 2022.[5] It was named for John D. White, a state politician and Speaker of the United States House.[6]

  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. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Whitesburg city, Kentucky". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "About". City of Whitesburg. Retrieved April 19, 2023.