Cleaton, Kentucky
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 37°15′16″N 87°5′20″W / 37.25444°N 87.08889°W / 37.25444; -87.08889
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Muhlenberg
Area [1]
• Total	0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2)
• Land	0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	440 ft (130 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	168
• Density	270.97/sq mi (104.67/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP code	42332
FIPS code	21-15490
GNIS feature ID	489650[3]

Cleaton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 168.^[2]

History

A post office called Cleaton has been in operation since 1901.^[4] The name Cleaton was the middle name of the wife of the postmaster.^[5]

Geography

Cleaton is in eastern Muhlenberg County northeast of U.S. Route 431, which forms the western edge of the community. The neighborhood of Holt is in the northern part of the CDP, while Bevier is in the southern part. US 431 leads northwest 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Central City and southeast 4 miles (6 km) to Drakesboro. Greenville, the county seat, is 6 miles (10 km) to the southwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Cleaton CDP has an area of 0.62 square miles (1.61 km²), of which 0.003 square miles (0.008 km²), or 0.48%, are water.^[1] The community is drained to the southeast by a tributary of Pond Creek, which flows north to the Green River.

Demographics