Middlesboro, Kentucky

Middlesboro, Kentucky
Middlesboro, Kentucky
City
	City of Middlesboro
	View of Middlesboro from the Pinnacle Overlook.
	Flag Seal Coat of arms
	Nickname(s): The Magic City (official); Queen City of the Cumberlands,; The Boro, M'boro, Crater City
	Motto(s): Fac et Spera; (Latin: "Do and Hope")
	Location of Middlesborough in Bell County, Kentucky.
	Coordinates: 36°36′37″N 83°43′24″W / 36.61028°N 83.72333°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Bell
Incorporated	March 14, 1890
Named for	Middlesbrough, England
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Boone Bowling
Area
• Total	7.46 sq mi (19.33 km2)
• Land	7.38 sq mi (19.12 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation	1,142 ft (348 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	9,405
• Estimate (2022)	9,131
• Density	1,273.70/sq mi (491.78/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	40965
Area code	606
FIPS code	21-51924
GNIS feature ID	498153
Website	www.middlesborokentucky.net

Middlesboro (locally /ˈmɪdəlzbʌrə/)^[5] is a home rule-class city^[6] in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 10,334 at the 2010 U.S. census,^[7] while its micropolitan area had a population of 69,060.^[8]

It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the Cumberland Gap^[5] and is the largest city in southeastern Kentucky.^[9] It is located entirely between Pine Mountain and the Cumberland Mountains in the Middlesboro Basin, an enormous meteorite crater (one of three known astroblemes in the state).

^ Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State: Land Office. "Middlesboro, Kentucky". Accessed 26 August 2013.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middlesboro, Kentucky
^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Rennick, Robert. Kentucky Place Names, University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987, p. 196. Accessed 26 August 2013.
^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original (CSV) on June 15, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
^ Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0. Retrieved on 2010-06-29