Blackey, Kentucky

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The city of Blackey is located in Letcher County.

Blackey is 300 feet [91.44 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Blackey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Virginia has a community that is also named Blackey.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Blackey had a population of 153 people^<2> (or 0.61% of the total population of Letcher County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Blackey had a population of 141 people. This is a decrease of 7.84% 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 Blackey.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Benham	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	531	11.35% decrease
	Cumberland	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	2,352	9.92% decrease
	Fleming-Neon	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	789	6.07% decrease
	Hazard	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	4,796	0.21% decrease
	Hindman	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	767	2.54% decrease
	Jenkins	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	2,244	6.54% decrease

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

The Commemorative Quarter for Kentucky<4>

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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.

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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