Elk Creek, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°07′01″N 85°22′20″W / 38.11694°N 85.37222°W / 38.11694; -85.37222
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Spencer
Area [1]
• Total	5.85 sq mi (15.15 km2)
• Land	5.79 sq mi (15.00 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation [2]	699 ft (213 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,986
• Density	343.01/sq mi (132.44/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	502
GNIS feature ID	2628566[2]

Elk Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Spencer County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 1,986 as of the 2020 Census, up from 1,539 as of the 2010 census.^[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 5.850 square miles (15.15 km²); 5.789 square miles (14.99 km²) of its area is land, and 0.061 square miles (0.16 km²) is water.^[3] Elk Creek was, as late as 1955, the site of a church and cemetery, as well as a general store.

Demographics

History

Morrison Heady (1829–1915), poet and author, was born in Elk Creek.^[5]

F. Hiner Dale (1888–1969), attorney and judge, was born in Elk Creek.