Pikeville, Kentucky

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The last Census shows that Pikeville had a population^<1> of 6,295 people in 2000. This represents 0.16% of the total population of Kentucky, making it the state's 61st most populous community.

The following is a list of similarily sized communities (based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Population	Direction	Distance<2>
59	Princeton	6,536	W	295 mi [474.8 km]
60	Bellevue	6,480	NW	154 mi [247.8 km]
61	Pikeville	6,295
62	Cynthiana	6,258	NW	115 mi [185.1 km]
63	Leitchfield	6,139	W	206 mi [331.5 km]

Every year, the US Census produces an estimate for the number of people living in Pikeville. The most recent estimate is for the year 2007 and at that time, Pikeville had a population of 6,288 people. This is a decrease of 0.11% since the 2000 Census.

The following table contains the yearly population estimates since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010).

The city of Pikeville had 2,981 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Pikeville has an area^<4> of 15.43 square miles [39.96 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Pikeville had a 2000 population density of 408 people per square mile [1,056 people/km²].

Pike County

Pikeville is located in Pike County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 68,492 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 6,295 people, Pikeville accounted for 9.19% of the Pike County total.

In addition, where the community of Pikeville has a population density of 408 people per square mile [1,056 people/km²], Pike County averages 87 people per square mile [225.2 people/km²].

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

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Pikeville and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Pikeville. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

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 Pikeville.

A Census Quickfact is available for Pike County (QF-21195).

Miscellaneous Information

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

Pikeville 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 Pikeville.

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Pikeville. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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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