Pike County, Kentucky

Pike County
County
Pike County courthouse in Pikeville
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°28′08″N 82°23′45″W / 37.46902°N 82.39587°W / 37.46902; -82.39587
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	December 19, 1821
Named for	Zebulon Pike
Seat	Pikeville
Largest city	Pikeville
Government
• Judge/Executive	Ray S. Jones III
Area
• Total	789 sq mi (2,040 km2)
• Land	787 sq mi (2,040 km2)
• Water	1.8 sq mi (5 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	58,669
• Estimate  (2023)	55,973
• Density	74/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	www.pikecountyky.gov

Pike County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 58,669.^[1] Its county seat is Pikeville.^[2] The county was founded in 1821.^[3] With regard to the sale of alcohol, it is classified as a moist county–– a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited (a dry county), but containing a "wet" city. There are three cities in the county, Pikeville, Elkhorn City, and Coal Run Village, where package alcohol sales are legal.^[4]