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Beaver Dam, Kentucky

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The city of Beaver Dam is located in Ohio County.

Beaver Dam is 130 feet [39.62 m] above sea level.<1>

Time Zone: Beaver Dam lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Beaver Dam can be found in:

 ArizonaNova Scotia
 IndianaOhio
 MainePennsylvania
 MarylandSouth Carolina
 New BrunswickTennessee (historic<2>)
 New JerseyVirginia
 New YorkWisconsin

At the time of the 2000 Census, Beaver Dam had a population of 3,033 people<3> (or 13.24% of the total population of Ohio County). The population of Beaver Dam represented 0.08% of the total of Kentucky, making it the state's 100th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Beaver Dam had a population of 3,133 people. This is an increase of 3.3% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Beaver Dam.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000		Year-to-Year Change
20083,133+3.3%+1.06% since 2007
20073,100+2.21%+0.62% since 2006
20063,081+1.58% 
20053,081+1.58% 
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20003,033The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<4>2008
Population		Change
Since 2000
 Bremen   W19 mi [30.58 km]3591.64% decrease
 Centertown   W6 mi [9.66 km]4282.88% increase
 Central City   SW15 mi [24.14 km]5,6983.31% decrease
 Drakesboro   SW16 mi [25.75 km]6151.91% decrease
 Fordsville   NE17 mi [27.36 km]5483.2% increase
 Island   W14 mi [22.53 km]4252.3% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Beaver Dam.


The Commemorative Quarter for Kentucky
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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Beaver Dam? Please visit the Map Page for Beaver Dam.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beaver Dam - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beaver Dam, please let us know so that we can make corrections.

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<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Beaver Dam.

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<4>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Beaver Dam and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<5>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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