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Mayking
KentuckyCDP
Total population
503
Median home value
$67,100
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
Overview
Mayking is a small census-designated community located in Kentucky, United States. Population sits at roughly 503 according to the open data we track. The settlement sits at 37.136°, -82.775°, a warm-temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,481 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 58% of daylight hours. Population density therefore averages about 126 per km², a relatively low population density. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. The administrative footprint covers a compact 4 km². The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
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 Mayking, KY from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Letcher County Central High SchoolHigh · Whitesburg · 779 students · 14.4:1 ratio
- Jenkins Independent SchoolOther · Jenkins · 475 students · 17.6:1 ratio
- West Whitesburg Elementary SchoolElementary · Whitesburg · 415 students · 11.9:1 ratio
- Letcher Elementary & Middle SchoolElementary · Blackey · 374 students · 12.5:1 ratio
- Martha Jane Potter Elementary SchoolElementary · Whitesburg · 320 students · 12.8:1 ratio
- Cowan Elementary SchoolElementary · Whitesburg · 254 students · 14.1:1 ratio
- Fleming Neon Middle SchoolMiddle · Neon · 167 students · 12.8:1 ratio
- Whitesburg Middle SchoolMiddle · Whitesburg · 165 students · 15:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here







People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Kentucky
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API