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Also known as Beattyville, Kentucky, Beattyville, KY

county seat in Kentucky

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Kentucky
County
Lee
Total
2.31 sq mi (5.97 km )
Land
2.29 sq mi (5.94 km )
Water
0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
Elevation
669 ft (204 m)
Estimate 2022
2,146
Density
949/sq mi (366/km )
Time zone
UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst
UTC-4 (EDT)
Fips code
21-04546
Gnis feature id
0510486
Website
www .beattyville .org

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Encyclopedic overview

Beattyville is a home rule class city in, and the county seat of, Lee County, Kentucky, United States. The city was formally established by the state assembly as "Beatty" in 1851 and incorporated in 1872. It was named for Samuel Beatty, a pioneer settler. As of the 2020 census, Beattyville had a population of 2,176.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Beattyville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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