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Black Rock, Kentucky

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 Located in Kentucky (see below)
 
 Located in Grayson County (see below)
 
 Time Zone: Located in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
 
 Elevation: 170 feet [51.82 m] above sea level<1>
 
 Federal Identification Codes for Black Rock
        GNIS ID:   507518
        FIPS State/Place Code:   21/07156
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About Grayson County (Click for more information)

 Population
        2008 (Est):<2>   25,497 (5.73% increase since 2000)
        2000:   24,116
 
 Total Area:   510 sq miles [1,323 km²]   - of which 1.4% is water (7.17 sq miles [18.58 km²])
 
 Housing Units:<3>   12,802
 
 The community of Leitchfield is the County Seat for Grayson County.
 
 Federal Identification Codes for Grayson County
        GNIS ID:   516889
        FIPS State/County Code:   21/85
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About Kentucky (Click for more information)

 Population
        2008::   4,269,245 (5.63% increase since 2000)
        2000:   4,041,769
 
 Official Website:   http://www.kentucky.gov
 
 Tourism:   http://www.travel.ky.gov
 
 Parks:   http://www.kystateparks.com/
 
 Fishing & Hunting:   http://fw.ky.gov/
 
 Federal Identification Codes for Kentucky
        GNIS ID:   1779786
        FIPS State:   21
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Footnotes

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

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<2>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2000 Census and the next count will be for the 2010 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau.

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<3>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).

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