Pine Knot, Kentucky
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Pine Knot is an
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and
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(CDP) in McCreary County,
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, United States. The population was 1,380 at the 2020 census, down from 1,621 in
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.


Geography

Pine Knot is located in southern McCreary County. It is bordered to the north by Stearns and to the south by Strunk. U.S. Route 27 passes through Pine Knot east of the original center of town. The highway leads north to Whitley City, the McCreary
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, and to
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, while to the south it leads to Oneida, Tennessee. Kentucky Route 92 intersects US 27 in Pine Knot, leading east to Williamsburg. KY 92 turns north with US 27 as far as Stearns. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Pine Knot CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.96%, are water. The community sits on a ridge which drains west to the Smith Fork, north to Laurel Creek, and east to Perkins Creek. Laurel Creek and Perkins Creek are tributaries of Marsh Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Cumberland River, while the Smith Fork is a tributary of Roaring Paunch Creek, which flows to the South Fork of the Cumberland River.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 1,680 people, 584 households, and 390 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 653 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.95%
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, 5.71%
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, 0.42% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 1.37% from other races, and 1.49% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 2.32% of the population. There were 584 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were
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living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.97. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 14.8% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $13,777, and the median income for a family was $20,313. Males had a median income of $19,539 versus $12,092 for females. The
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for the CDP was $8,715. About 31.2% of families and 38.5% of the population were below the
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, including 38.6% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.


Government and infrastructure

The
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United States Penitentiary, McCreary, is in McCreary County, east of Pine Knot.USP McCreary Contact Information
"
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. Retrieved on February 22, 2011. "USP MCCREARY U.S. PENITENTIARY 330 FEDERAL WAY PINE KNOT, KY 42635."
Pine Knot CDP, Kentucky
" U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 22, 2011.


Transportation

McCreary County Airport is located in the county, northeast of Pine Knot.


References

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