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Big Clifty, Kentucky
Big Clifty, Kentucky
Census-designated place
	Big Clifty Location within Grayson County Big Clifty Big Clifty (the United States)
	Coordinates: 37°32′44″N 86°9′13″W / 37.54556°N 86.15361°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Grayson
Area
• Total	1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2)
• Land	1.44 sq mi (3.73 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	397 ft (121 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	367
• Density	254.86/sq mi (98.43/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes	42712
FIPS code	21-06508
GNIS feature ID	487153

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Big Clifty is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grayson County, Kentucky, United States.

History

Clifty Creek crosses U.S. Highway 62 and the P & L railroad several miles to the southwest of Big Clifty. It is said that travelers named the town due to the limestone cliffs that arose on the sides of Clifty Creek.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	367		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Clifty, Kentucky
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

This Grayson County, Kentucky state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-1] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Clifty, Kentucky

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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-'''Big Clifty''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Grayson County, Kentucky|Grayson County]], [[Kentucky]], [[United States]].
+'''Big Clifty''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Grayson County, Kentucky|Grayson County]], [[Kentucky]], United States.
 == History ==
-Clifty Creek crosses [[U.S. Route 62|U.S. Highway 62]] and the [[Paducah and Louisville Railway|P & L railroad]] several miles to the southwest of Big Clifty. It is said that travelers named the town due to the [[limestone]] cliffs that arose on the sides of Clifty Creek. Accounts of residents from the past report that Big Clifty was a "boom town" that at one time had a post office, bank, feed mill, several dry goods stores and restaurants. The Ben Goodman school was the local "country school" and the town had numerous churches. In yesteryear nearby Clarkson was a tourist destination due to the numerous hotels near Grayson Springs, which were visited by guests who wished to experience the sulphur water's curative properties. Big Clifty benefited from the traffic going to Clarkson. Spurrier Mill was a grist mill on the Nolin River, several miles from Big Clifty which was a benefit to the economy. Like many rural Kentucky communities, as passenger rail-use decreased and transportation and commercial shipping routes changed, Big Clifty's boom town status disappeared.
+Clifty Creek crosses [[U.S. Route 62|U.S. Highway 62]] and the [[Paducah and Louisville Railway|P & L railroad]] several miles to the southwest of Big Clifty. It is said that travelers named the town due to the [[limestone]] cliffs that arose on the sides of Clifty Creek.
+==Demographics==
-Big Clifty is also home to television and film actor Tim Skees (1971-).
+{{US Census population
+|2020= 367
-http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6512359/
+|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
+}}
-The Skees family owned many of the towns businesses in the early 1900s, including the funeral home, railway shipping station and several mercantile stores.
-== Geography ==
-Big Clifty is located in northeastern Grayson County along [[U.S. Route 62]]. It is {{convert|10|mi|0}} north of [[Leitchfield, Kentucky|Leitchfield]], the [[county seat]], and {{convert|21|mi}} southwest of [[Elizabethtown, Kentucky|Elizabethtown]]. The [[Western Kentucky Parkway]] passes just southeast of Big Clifty, but the closest access points are at [[Clarkson, Kentucky|Clarkson]], {{convert|5|mi|0}} to the southwest, and near [[White Mills, Kentucky|White Mills]], {{convert|7|mi|0}} to the northeast.
-The town is on flat land. The surrounding terrain is flat to rolling with {{convert|20|to|40|ft|adj=on}} cliffs surrounding Petty Branch of Meeting Creek and Meeting Creek in the northeast. Clifty Creek runs to the west of Big Clifty with high ridges and cliffs surrounding it. The small community of St. Paul is west of Big Clifty, and the [[Rough River]] runs farther to the northwest of it. The geography around the Rough River is rugged with very high ridges and {{convert|40|to|60|ft|adj=on}} cliffs bordering the river in many areas.
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
-{{Grayson County, Kentucky}}
 [[Category:Census-designated places in Grayson County, Kentucky]]
 [[Category:Census-designated places in Kentucky]]
+{{GraysonCountyKY-geo-stub}}