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Campton
Kentuckycity
Campton
Total population
272
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$24,583
Founded
1870
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Campton is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Campton had a population of 316.
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History
Campton was a camp town with a small creek, Swift Creek (named after Jonathan Swift of the legend of Swift's silver mine), running through the town. Swift supposedly buried treasure in the area which has never been recovered.
Geography
Campton is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (3.57%) is water.
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Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
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Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Wolfe County High SchoolHigh · Campton · 368 students · 15.3:1 ratio
- Campton Elementary SchoolElementary · Campton · 336 students · 10.8:1 ratio
- Wolfe County Middle SchoolMiddle · Campton · 171 students · 13.2:1 ratio
- Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · Rogers · 119 students · 9.2:1 ratio
- Red River Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · Hazel Green · 112 students · 10.2:1 ratio
- Success AcademyHigh · Pine Ridge · 22 students · 22:1 ratio
- Dessie Scott SchoolOther · Pine Ridge · 22 students · 7.3:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Nearby places in Kentucky
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Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Campton
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library