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Cawood

KentuckyCDP

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Total population

596

Median home value

$69,800

33.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Elevation1320 m
Land area3.78 km²
Coordinates36.79°, -83.23°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
1320 m
Area
3.78 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Cawood is a census-designated place (CDP) and coal town in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cawood had a population of 630.

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History & geography

Geography

Cawood is located 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 to Harlan, the county seat, and southeast across the Tennessee Valley Divide to Pennington Gap, Virginia. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Cawood CDP has an area of , all of it land.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
34.9
Median home value
$69,800
Housing units
385
Poverty rate
6.4%
Unemployment
0%

Race & ethnicity

White
91.1%
Black
0%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
0%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
36.7916
Longitude
-83.2325
Water area
0.00 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

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Health (adults)

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
12
Elementary
7
Middle
0
High
2
Other
3

Largest nearby schools

  • Harlan County High School
    High · Baxter · 997 students · 15.1:1 ratio
  • Harlan High School
    High · Harlan · 391 students · 15.6:1 ratio
  • Rosspoint Elementary School
    Elementary · Baxter · 354 students · 14.2:1 ratio
  • Harlan Elementary School
    Elementary · Harlan · 345 students · 15:1 ratio
  • Evarts Elementary School
    Elementary · Evarts · 340 students · 14.2:1 ratio
  • James A. Cawood Elementary
    Elementary · Harlan · 307 students · 11.8:1 ratio
  • Black Mountain Elementary School
    Elementary · Evarts · 280 students · 12.7:1 ratio
  • Cawood Elementary School
    Elementary · Cawood · 205 students · 12.8:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

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Notable people from here

Nick Lachey
Nick Lachey
American singer, actor, producer and television personality
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Wallace Jones
American basketball player (1926–2014)
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Maxine Cheshire
American journalist
Carl H. Dodd
Carl H. Dodd
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Edwin B. Howard
Edwin B. Howard
United States general (1901–1993)
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George Ella Lyon
American writer from Kentucky (1949- )
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Green Wix Unthank
United States federal judge (1923–2013)
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Jerry Chesnut
American country music songwriter (1931–2018)
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James E. Keller
American judge (1942-2014)
Jesse Creech
Jesse Creech
American fighter ace from World War I
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Karl Spillman Forester
United States District Judge (1940-2014)
Kenneth R. Shadrick
Kenneth R. Shadrick
US Army soldier (1931–1950), the first killed in the Korean War
Larry Kirksey
Larry Kirksey
American football player and coach
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Rusty York
American banjoist (1935-2014)
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William Creech, Sr.
American philanthropist
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Dick Parsons
American basketball and baseball coach

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kentucky

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.22
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,539

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
87
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cawood

The Kentucky Wildcat Basketball Experience
Cawood Ledford · 1998
University of Kentucky Basketball Enclyclopedia
Tom Wallace · 2012
Six Roads to Glory
Six Roads to Glory
Cawood Ledford

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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