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Hazard, Kentucky

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(Barren County)

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(Wolfe County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Hazard had a population of 4,806 people.^<1> This represents 0.12% of the total population of Kentucky, making it the state's 75th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	4,796	-0.21%	+0.31% since 2007
2007	4,781	-0.52%
2006	4,782	-0.5%	+0.29% since 2005
2005	4,768	-0.79%	-0.5% since 2004
2004	4,792	-0.29%	-0.46% since 2003
2003	4,814	+0.17%	-0.12% since 2002
2002	4,820	+0.29%
2001	4,820	+0.29%	+0.29% since 2000
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2000	4,806	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
72	Fort Wright	NW	143 mi [230.1 km]	5,450	4.07% decrease
73	La Grange	NW	142 mi [228.5 km]	6,286	10.75% increase
74	Williamsburg	SW	64 mi [103 km]	5,204	1.19% increase
-75-	Hazard			4,796	0.21% decrease
76	Prospect	NW	151 mi [243 km]	5,802	24.59% increase
77	Ludlow	NW	146 mi [235 km]	4,808	9.05% increase
78	Greenville	W	218 mi [350.8 km]	4,235	3.71% decrease

The city of Hazard is located in Perry County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Perry County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Hazard.

Hazard had 2,291 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Hazard has an area ^<4> of 7.02 square miles [18.18 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Hazard had a 2000 population density of 684 people per square mile [264.3 people/km²].

Perry County

Hazard is located in Perry County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 29,289 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 4,806 people, Hazard contained 16.41% of the Perry County total.

In addition, where the community of Hazard has a population density of 684 people per square mile [264.3 people/km²], Perry County averages 85.6 people per square mile [33.05 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Perry County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Hazard.

A Census Quickfact is available for Perry County (QF-21193).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Perry County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Breathitt	QF-21025	N	15,813	1.54% decrease
Clay	QF-21051	W	23,930	2.34% decrease
Harlan	QF-21095	S	30,783	6.72% decrease
Knott	QF-21119	NE	17,385	1.29% decrease
Leslie	QF-21131	SW	11,639	5.91% decrease
Letcher	QF-21133	E	23,890	5.26% decrease
Owsley	QF-21189	NW	4,634	4.71% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Hazard:

	State Code:	21 (Kentucky)
	County Code:	193 (Perry County)
	Place Code:	35362 (Hazard)

	State & County Code:	21193 (Kentucky/Perry County)

	State & Place Code:	2135362 (Kentucky/Hazard)

Hazard is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Hazard.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Hazard and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<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). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Hazard. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation


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