Barbourville, Kentucky

Barbourville, Kentucky
Barbourville, Kentucky
City
	Knox County Courthouse in Barbourville
	Location in Knox County, Kentucky
	Coordinates: 36°52′00″N 83°53′05″W / 36.86667°N 83.88472°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Knox
Government
• Mayor	David Thompson
Area
• Total	2.72 sq mi (7.04 km2)
• Land	2.65 sq mi (6.88 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation	971 ft (296 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,222
• Estimate (2022)	3,157
• Density	1,213.56/sq mi (468.47/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	40906
Area code	606
FIPS code	21-03574
GNIS feature ID	2403155
Website	www.cityofbarbourville.com

Barbourville is a home rule-class city in Knox County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 3,165 at the 2010 census,^[5] down from 3,589 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Knox County.^[6] The city was formally established by the state assembly in 1812.^[7] It was incorporated in 1854 and then reincorporated in 1856.^[8]

Union College and the Appalachian Children's Home are located in Barbourville.

^ "Mayor & City Council". City of Barbourville. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barbourville, 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.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Barbourville city, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 7, 2019.^{[dead link]}
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 455.
^ Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Barbourville, Kentucky". Accessed 15 July 2013.

[1] "Mayor & City Council". City of Barbourville. Retrieved March 1, 2022.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-2] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

[gnis-3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barbourville, Kentucky

[4] "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.

[Census_2010-5] "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Barbourville city, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 7, 2019.^{[dead link]}

[GR6-6] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[7] Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 455.

[8] Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Barbourville, Kentucky". Accessed 15 July 2013.

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