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Kenvir
KentuckyCDP
Total population
358
Median home value
$74,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Kenvir is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kenvir had a population of 204. It is located 8 miles east of Harlan, the county seat of Harlan County. The area is known locally as Black Mountain.
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History
Kenvir was founded by the Black Mountain Coal Company in 1919 on Yocum Creek, a tributary of the Clover Fork. It was named for its closeness to the Kentucky-Virginia border.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Kenvir, KY from NOAA NWS API.
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Health (adults)
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Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves173
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves160
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves157
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves133
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves130
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves125
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves111
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves109
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
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Notable people from here


People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Kentucky
- Evarts2.3 mi away · pop. 648
- Cawood6.1 mi away · pop. 596
- Harlan9.2 mi away · pop. 2,160
- Loyall10.8 mi away
- Cumberland12.7 mi away
- Benham13.5 mi away
- South Wallins13.9 mi away
- Wallins Creek14.7 mi away · pop. 383
- Lynch15.3 mi away
- Coldiron16.6 mi away · pop. 193
- Pathfork18.8 mi away
- Whitesburg25.8 mi away · pop. 1,761
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API