Ezel, Kentucky
Ezel, Kentucky | |
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  Ezel  Ezel | |
| Coordinates: 37°53′28″N 83°26′40″W / 37.89111°N 83.44444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Morgan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.89 sq mi (2.30 km2) |
| • Land | 0.89 sq mi (2.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 209 |
| • Density | 236.16/sq mi (91.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 41425 |
| FIPS code | 21-25876 |
| GNIS feature ID | 512105 |
Ezel (also Ecell and Ezell) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 209.[2] It has a small post office, with the ZIP code 41425.[3]
History
[edit]First incorporated in 1882, the town was given the name "Ezel", for a rock in the Bible, by its first postmaster, Eli Pieratt, when the post office opened in 1875.[4][5] It is now home to Ezel Elementary School and the Blackwater Volunteer Fire Department.
Geography
[edit]Ezel lies along U.S. Route 460, 14 miles (23 km) west of the city of West Liberty, the county seat of Morgan County.[6] Frenchburg is 12 miles (19 km) further west along US 460. The elevation of Ezel is 945 feet (288 m).[7]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ezel CDP has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.31 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.010 km2), or 0.45%, are water.[1] Blackwater Creek runs along the southeast edge of the community, leading northeast to the Licking River near Kellacey.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 235 | — | |
| 2020 | 209 | −11.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Ezel CDP, Kentucky: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
- ^ Ky Atlas & Gazetteer
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 97. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ezel, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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