Elk Creek is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

in Spencer County,

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

, United States. Its population was 1,539 as of the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water. 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.GENI-James Morrison Heady
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F. Hiner Dale Fred Hiner Dale (June 2, 1881 – January 12, 1969) was a prominent state court trial judge in western Oklahoma between 1927 and 1950. Early life and education A native of Elk Creek, Kentucky, Dale moved to Milo, Missouri at age 7. His parents ...

(1888-1969), attorney and judge, was born in Elk Creek.

References

Unincorporated communities in Spencer County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Census-designated places in Spencer County, Kentucky Census-designated places in Kentucky {{SpencerCountyKY-geo-stub