South Williamson, Kentucky

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South Williamson, Kentucky. The town is protected by a floodwall along the Tug Fork River.

South Williamson is an unincorporated town in the Appalachian Mountains of northeastern Pike County, Kentucky, near the border with West Virginia. It is separated from Williamson, West Virginia by the Tug Fork River. The town is located 28 miles north of Pikeville, Kentucky and 28 miles south of Logan, West Virginia, and can be accessed via U.S. Route 119.

South Williamson is protected by a floodwall, built by the US Army Corps of Engineers in response to a devastating flood along the Tug Fork River in 1977. Its economy is largely fueled by coal mining.

Notably, in the late 19th century, Pike County and bordering Mingo County, West Virginia provided the setting for the Hatfield-McCoy feud, a bitter feud waged between two warring families between 1878 and 1891 that has permeated into American folklore.

1 Towns Nearby
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[edit] Towns Nearby

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[edit] Geography

South Williamson is located at 37°40′14″N, 82°17′5″W (37.67059, -82.28465)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.98 km² (2.31 mi²), comprised entirely of land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 732 people, and 356 households in the town. The population density was 317.36/mi². The racial composition of the town consisted of 93.3% White, 4.5% Asian, 1.4% from two or more races (Hispanic and Latino races not included), and 0.5% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race comprised 0.3% of the population.