Beattyville, Kentucky

Beattyville, Kentucky
Beattyville, Kentucky
City
	Lee County Courthouse in Beattyville
	Location in Lee County, Kentucky
	Coordinates: 37°34′17″N 83°42′24″W / 37.57139°N 83.70667°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Lee
Area
• Total	2.30 sq mi (5.97 km2)
• Land	2.29 sq mi (5.94 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,176
• Estimate (2022)	2,146
• Density	950/sq mi (360/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	41311
Area code	606
FIPS code	21-04546
GNIS feature ID	0510486
Website	www.beattyville.org

Beattyville is a home rule class city^[3] in, and the county seat of,^[4] Lee County, Kentucky, United States. The city was formally established by the state assembly as "Beatty" in 1851 and incorporated in 1872.^[5] It was named for Samuel Beatty, a pioneer settler.^[6] The population was 1,307 at the 2010 census^[7] and an estimated 1,206 in 2018.^[8]

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ "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.
^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Beattyville, Kentucky". Accessed 15 July 2013.
^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 461. ISBN 9780722249208.
^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Beattyville city, Kentucky". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved February 2, 2020.