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'''Cawood''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) and [[coal town]] in [[Harlan County, Kentucky|Harlan County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. The population was 731 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2113582| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cawood CDP, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=June 29, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


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'''Cawood''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) and [[coal town]] in [[Harlan County, Kentucky|Harlan County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. The population was 731 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2113582| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cawood CDP, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=June 29, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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A post office in Cawood was established in 1890 by Wilson S. Hensley, whose ancestor is said to have been one Berry Cawood, a hero of the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&lpg=PA49&dq=cannon%20ky&pg=PA53#v=onepage&q=cannon%20ky&f=false | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=1987 | accessdate=2013-04-28 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=53| isbn=0813126312 }}</ref>

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A post office in Cawood was established in 1890 by Wilson S. Hensley. He said one of his ancestors was Berry Cawood, a hero of the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&q=cannon+ky&pg=PA53 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=1987 | access-date=2013-04-28 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=53| isbn=0813126312 }}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
Cawood is in south-central Harlan County in the valley of Crummies Creek, where it joins the [[Martin's Fork (Cumberland River)|Martins Fork]] of the [[Cumberland River]]. [[U.S. Route 421]] forms the southern edge of the community, leading northwest down the Martins Fork valley {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Harlan, Kentucky|Harlan]], the [[county seat]], and southeast across the [[Tennessee Valley Divide]] {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Pennington Gap, Virginia]].
Cawood is in south-central Harlan County in the valley of Crummies Creek, where it joins [[Martin's Fork (Cumberland River)|Martins Fork]] of the [[Cumberland River]]. [[U.S. Route 421]] now borders the southern edge of the community, leading northwest down the Martins Fork valley {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Harlan, Kentucky|Harlan]], the [[county seat]], and southeast across the [[Tennessee Valley Divide]] {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Pennington Gap, Virginia]].


According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Cawood CDP has an area of {{convert|3.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Cawood CDP has an area of {{convert|3.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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As of the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]] there were 731 people, 292 households, and 210 families residing in the CDP.<ref name="census.gov">{{Cite web | url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazetteer2010.html |title = Geography Program}}</ref> The [[population density]] was 39 people per square mile (61.1/km²).<ref name="census.gov"/>
|2020= 630
|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>
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As of the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]] there were 731 people, 292 households, and 210 families residing in the CDP.<ref name="census.gov">{{Cite web | url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazetteer2010.html |title = Geography Program}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|39|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}.<ref name="census.gov"/>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 04:38, 10 July 2023

Cawood, Kentucky
Census-designated place
Cawood is located in Kentucky
Cawood
Cawood
Cawood is located in the United States
Cawood
Cawood
Coordinates: 36°47′2″N 83°13′42″W / 36.78389°N 83.22833°W / 36.78389; -83.22833
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHarlan
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2)
 • Land1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,320 ft (400 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
630
 • Density432.10/sq mi (166.79/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)
ZIP code
40815
FIPS code21-13582
GNIS feature ID489151[2]

Cawood is a census-designated place (CDP) and coal town in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 731 at the 2010 census.[3]

A post office in Cawood was established in 1890 by Wilson S. Hensley. He said one of his ancestors was Berry Cawood, a hero of the Revolutionary War.[4]

Geography

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Cawood is in south-central Harlan County in the valley of Crummies Creek, where it joins Martins Fork of the Cumberland River. U.S. Route 421 now borders the southern edge of the community, leading northwest down the Martins Fork valley 9 miles (14 km) to Harlan, the county seat, and southeast across the Tennessee Valley Divide 14 miles (23 km) to Pennington Gap, Virginia.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Cawood CDP has an area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), all of it land.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020630—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the 2010 census there were 731 people, 292 households, and 210 families residing in the CDP.[6] The population density was 39 people per square mile (15 people/km2).[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cawood, Kentucky
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cawood CDP, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2017.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 53. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Geography Program".
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