Cawood, Kentucky

Cawood
CDP
Cawood

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 36°47′2″N 83°13′42″W / 36.78389°N 83.22833°WCoordinates: 36°47′2″N 83°13′42″W / 36.78389°N 83.22833°W
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Harlan
Area
 • Total 57.4 sq mi (149 km2)
 • Land 57.4 sq mi (149 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,320 ft (400 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 731
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 40815
GNIS feature ID 489151[1]

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

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 Revolutionary War.[2]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census there were 731 people, 292 households, and 210 families residing in the CDP.[3] The population density was 39 people per square mile (61.1/km²).[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cawood, Kentucky
  2. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 53. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  3. ↑ http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazetteer2010.html
  4. ↑ http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazetteer2010.html