Raceland, Kentucky
| Raceland, Kentucky | |
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| City | |
 Location of Raceland, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates: 38°32′13″N 82°43′52″W / 38.53694°N 82.73111°WCoordinates: 38°32′13″N 82°43′52″W / 38.53694°N 82.73111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Greenup |
| Established | July 31, 1915 |
| Named for | Raceland horse race track |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Michael R. Wilson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.49 sq mi (6.44 km2) |
| • Land | 2.49 sq mi (6.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 545 ft (166 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,424 |
| • Density | 974/sq mi (376.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 41169 |
| Area code(s) | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-63858 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0501513 |
Raceland is a home rule-class city in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States, in the Ohio River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,424.
Raceland is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702.
The city of Raceland and the land surrounding it were part of a 5,000-acre (20 km2) Revolutionary War grant to Abraham Buford. His son, Charles Buford, divided up the land and sold it in tracts. Eventually, one of the tracts was bequeathed to Benjamen Chinn, who sold his tract in town lots. He gave the town the name "Chinnville". Its first post office was established on March 7, 1910. It became an incorporated city on July 31, 1915.
In 1924, Jack O. Keene (who later established Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky), opened Raceland Race Course near the city. Due to this, the town was renamed Raceland on April 1, 1925. The racetrack was eventually abandoned and the city was once again named Chinnville, but on April 1, 1930, the city was again named Raceland.
Raceland is located in eastern Greenup County at 38°32′13″N 82°43′52″W / 38.53694°N 82.73111°W (38.537003, -82.731137). It is bordered to the north by the city of Worthington, to the southeast by the city of Flatwoods, and at its far northwest corner by the city of Wurtland. U.S. Route 23 (Seaton Avenue) is the main highway through Raceland, leading southeast 7 miles (11 km) to Ashland and northwest 25 miles (40 km) to Portsmouth, Ohio.
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