Pike County
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- Population
- 56,727
- Area
- 786.22 sq mi (2,036.31 km²), 2.34 sq mi water
- Median age
- 43.3
- Households
- 24,284
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $44,312
- Median house value
- $112,000
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
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Cities & Towns in Pike County
Local News
The Mountain Eagle
Published September 02Sides disagree on where Stines trial should take place
Defense attorneys for former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines are continuing to oppose moving his murder trial out of Letcher County, but say that if the trial is moved, they want it held in Pike County, where two of his attorneys grew up and attended school.…
The Mountain Eagle
Published September 02Whitaker reverses course, now opposes data centers
State Rep. Mitch Whitaker, whose 94th House District includes all of Letcher County and portions of Harlan and Pike counties, says he has changed his position on large-scale artificial intelligence data centers and would no longer support the tax incentives he voted to expand…