Harlan, Kentucky

Harlan, Kentucky
Harlan, Kentucky
City
	Harlan in 2015
	Location of Harlan in Harlan County, Kentucky.
	Coordinates: 36°50′29″N 83°19′12″W / 36.84139°N 83.32000°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Harlan
Named for	Its county
Area
• Total	1.33 sq mi (3.46 km2)
• Land	1.30 sq mi (3.37 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation	1,191 ft (363 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,776
• Estimate (2022)	1,885
• Density	1,364.06/sq mi (526.68/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	40831
Area code	606
FIPS code	21-34732
GNIS feature ID	0493746

Harlan is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.^[3] The population was 1,745 at the 2010 census,^[4] down from 2,081 at the 2000 census.

Harlan is one of three Kentucky county seats to share its name with its county, the others being Greenup and Henderson.

^ "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.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Harlan city, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2017.^{[dead link]}