Burkesville, Kentucky

Burkesville, Kentucky
Burkesville, Kentucky
City
	Cumberland County courthouse in Burkesville
	Location of Burkesville in Cumberland County, Kentucky.
	Coordinates: 36°47′25″N 85°22′14″W / 36.79028°N 85.37056°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Cumberland
Government
• Mayor	Laurel Irby
Area
• City	2.65 sq mi (6.87 km2)
• Land	2.57 sq mi (6.67 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation	581 ft (177 m)
Population (2020)
• City	1,388
• Estimate (2022)	1,380
• Density	539.24/sq mi (208.19/km2)
• Metro
Time zone	UTC-5 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (CDT)
ZIP code	42717
Area code(s)	270 & 364
FIPS code	21-11098
GNIS feature ID	0488433
Website	www.cityofburkesville.org

Burkesville is a home rule-class city^[4] in Cumberland County, Kentucky, in the United States. Nestled among the rolling foothills of Appalachia and bordered by the Cumberland River to the south and east, it is the seat of its county.^[5] The population was 3,713 at the 2020 census.^[6]

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^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Census Bureau Profiles Results". The United Census Bureau. The United Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024.