Blackey
A city in Letcher County, Kentucky — population 141 as of 2020.
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News in Blackey
The Mountain Eagle
September 23More than four years after the flood of July 28, 2022, construction of the Blackey Public Library and Blackey Community Center is expected to begin in the coming weeks. Scott Noel, president and chief executive officer of Summit Architects and Engineers, told the Letcher Fiscal…
Real Estate & DevelopmentThe Mountain Eagle
September 2The town of Blackey is seen from above in this drone photograph by Mountain Eagle contributing photographer Malcolm J. Wilson, taken on a foggy morning before the catastrophic July 2022 flood altered parts of the community’s downtown. Blackey also has an unusual place in Dolly…
Creatives & ArtsIn and around Blackey
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Blackey by the numbers
- Area
- 0.44 sq mi (1.13 km²), 0.01 sq mi water
- Median age
- 59.4
- Median household income
- $11,629
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- PO BOX 364, BLACKEY, KY 41804