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Morehead
Kentuckycity
Total population
6,870
Median home value
$184,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$36,741
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Morehead is a small city in Kentucky, United States. Public datasets list a population of roughly 6,870. Coordinates of 38.190°, -83.449° situate Morehead in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The city extends across about 25.1 km². Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. At 274 people per km², the city shows a medium-density urban fabric. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,467 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 57% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Morehead.
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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
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
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Health (adults)
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Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Rowan County Senior High SchoolHigh · Morehead · 1,017 students · 21.2:1 ratio
- Rowan County Middle SchoolMiddle · Morehead · 716 students · 17.9:1 ratio
- McBrayer Elementary SchoolElementary · Morehead · 562 students · 18.7:1 ratio
- Rodburn Elementary SchoolElementary · Morehead · 403 students · 14.4:1 ratio
- Clearfield Elementary SchoolElementary · Clearfield · 303 students · 15.9:1 ratio
- Tilden Hogge Elementary SchoolElementary · Morehead · 204 students · 12.8:1 ratio
- Rowan County Preschool CenterOther · Morehead · 174 students · 24.9:1 ratio
- Morehead Youth Development CenterHigh · Morehead · 21 students · 10.5:1 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
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Morehead


Search results from Open Library.
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Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library