Hazard

Hazard

Hazard is a city in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,806 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Perry County. The town of Hazard, as well as Perry County, is named after U.S. Navy Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, known for his victory report during the War of 1812 stating, "We have met the enemy and they are ours." A post office named Perry Court House was established in the area in the 1820s, though some reports note that locals had always referred to the area as "Hazard". The town's name was officially changed to Hazard in 1854. Long isolated by the...
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quick facts
County:Perry County
State:Kentucky
Country:United States of America
Population:4,751
Area:7 sq. mi.
Time zone:North American Eastern Time Zone
Also known as:Hazard, Kentucky, Perry County / Hazard city

Population history for Hazard

YearEstimated Population
2009 4,751
2008 4,757
2007 4,761
2006 4,750
2005 4,753
2004 4,764
2003 4,794
2002 4,821
2001 4,821
2000 4,861
1999 5,214
1998 5,279
1997 5,351
1996 5,380
1995 5,456
1994 5,450
1993 5,442
1992 5,489
1991 5,459
1990 5,303
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Colleges and universities in Hazard

Famous people born in Hazard

Rebecca Gayheart
Rebecca Gayheart
Film Actor, TV Actor

Rebecca Gayheart is an American television and film actress. Gayheart was born in Hazard, Kentucky and raised in Pine Top, Kentucky, the daughter of...
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Chad Warrix
Chad Warrix
Musical Artist

Chad Warrix was born on January 28 in Hazard, Kentucky to a musical family. Warrix grew up 20 miles Northwest of Hazard in Jackson, Kentucky, a town...
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Airports in or near Hazard

Tri-Cities Regional Airport
Tri-Cities Regional Airport
Airport code:TRI
London-Corbin Airport
London-Corbin Airport
Airport code:LOZ
Lonesome Pine Airport
Lonesome Pine Airport
Airport code:LNP
Pike County Airport
Pike County Airport
Airport code:PBX

U.S. state

Kentucky
Kentucky
Population:73,677 (1790)

Kentucky , officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the Upper South of the United States. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth . Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States. Kentucky is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on the fact that bluegrass is...
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