Cumberland, KY
| Cumberland, Kentucky | |
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Main Street downtown
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 Location of Cumberland in Harlan County, Kentucky. |
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| Coordinates: 36°58′37″N 82°59′15″W / 36.97694°N 82.98750°WCoordinates: 36°58′37″N 82°59′15″W / 36.97694°N 82.98750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Harlan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.14 sq mi (8.14 km2) |
| • Land | 3.12 sq mi (8.07 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,444 ft (440 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,237 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,059 |
| • Density | 718/sq mi (277.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 40823 |
| Area code(s) | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-19108 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0511673 |
Cumberland is a home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population according to the 2010 Census was 2,237, down from 2,611 at the 2000 census.
Cumberland was settled in 1837 and named "Poor Fork", for its location on a fork of the Cumberland River with relatively poor soil. It remained isolated until the coal mining boom of the 1900s when railroads connected it with surrounding towns. It was renamed "Cumberland" in 1926.
Cumberland is located in northeastern Harlan County at 36°58′37″N 82°59′15″W / 36.97694°N 82.98750°W (36.977016, -82.987434) in the valley of the Poor Fork of the Cumberland River, where it is joined by Looney Creek from the southeast and Cloverlick Creek from the south. The city limits extend to the north up to the crest of Pine Mountain, which forms the Letcher County line. Elevations within the city range from 1,400 feet (430 m) above sea level along the Poor Fork on the west side of town to 2,700 feet (820 m) atop Pine Mountain.
U.S. Route 119 passes through Cumberland, passing south of the city center. US 119 leads northeast 34 miles (55 km) to Jenkins and southwest 22 miles (35 km) to Harlan, the Harlan County seat. Kentucky Route 160 passes through the center of Cumberland, leading southeast 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Benham and 12 miles (19 km) to the Virginia border, and north over Pine Mountain 5 miles (8 km) to Gordon.
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