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Middlesboro

city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States of America

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Kentucky
County: Bell
Incorporated: March 14, 1890
Named after: Middlesbrough , England
Type: Mayor-Council
Mayor: Boone Bowling
Total: 7.46 sq mi (19.33 km )
Land: 7.38 sq mi (19.12 km )
Water: 0.077 sq mi (0.20 km )
Elevation: 1,142 ft (348 m)
Estimate 2022: 9,131
Density: 1,273.7/sq mi (491.78/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
Fips code: 21-51924
Website: www .cityofmiddlesboro .com

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Middlesboro ( locally /ˈmɪdəlzbʌrə/) is a home rule-class city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 10,334 at the 2010 U.S. census, while its micropolitan area had a population of 69,060.

It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the Cumberland Gap and is the largest city in southeastern Kentucky. It is located entirely between Pine Mountain and the Cumberland Mountains in the Middlesboro Basin, an enormous meteorite crater (one of three known astroblemes in the state).