Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Elliott
- Established
- March 4, 1850
- Reincorporated
- April 13, 1888
- Type
- Mayor-Council
- Mayor
- James Robby Adkins
- Total
- 0.98 sq mi (2.55 km )
- Land
- 0.98 sq mi (2.54 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 804 ft (245 m)
- Density
- 652.8/sq mi (252.03/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 21-68556
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Encyclopedic overview
Sandy Hook is a home rule-class city beside the Little Sandy River in Elliott County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Sandy Hook had a population of 641.
Sandy Hook is the county seat of Elliott County, which is a dry county. It is illegal to sell alcohol within the city. The Little Sandy Correctional Complex, a medium-security prison operated by the Kentucky Department of Corrections, is located 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Sandy Hook.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sandy Hook” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.