Floyd County, Kentucky

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Floyd County, Kentucky is a rural county in eastern Kentucky in the Appalachian region, historically known for coal mining and small mountain communities.

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Floyd County, Kentucky canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Johnson County, Kentucky
Knott County, Kentucky
Magoffin County, Kentucky
Martin County, Kentucky
Pike County, Kentucky
country United States of America
hasCharacteristic economically distressed area
mountainous terrain
population decline associated with coal industry contraction
rural population density
hasCountySeat Prestonsburg, Kentucky
hasEconomicHistory coal industry
hasEducationalInstitution Big Sandy Community and Technical College (campus in Prestonsburg)
hasFeature Appalachian culture
coal towns
small unincorporated communities
hasFIPSCode 21-071
hasGNISID 0513380
hasGovernmentType county government
hasLargestCity Prestonsburg, Kentucky
hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto English
hasPostalAbbreviation KY
hasPrimaryIndustry coal mining (historical)
healthcare
retail trade
service sector
hasPrimaryLanguage English
hasRegion Appalachia
Central Appalachian coalfield
Eastern Kentucky Coalfield
hasRiver Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River
hasSettlementType rural county
historicallyKnownFor coal mining
small mountain communities
isPartOf United States Appalachian region
locatedIn Appalachian region
Kentucky
United States Census Bureau East South Central region
United States South
eastern Kentucky
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter John Floyd
linked to: John B. Floyd
partOf Appalachian coalfield
subdivisionOf Commonwealth of Kentucky
linked to: Kentucky
subdivisionType county
usesAreaCode 606

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Kentucky Route 80 passesThrough Floyd County, Kentucky
Kentucky Route 7 passesThrough Floyd County, Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky contains Floyd County, Kentucky
subject linked to: eastern Kentucky
Prestonsburg, Kentucky locatedIn Floyd County, Kentucky
Prestonsburg, Kentucky isCountySeatOf Floyd County, Kentucky
Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River flowsThrough Floyd County, Kentucky
Kentucky Route 15 passesThrough Floyd County, Kentucky
Magoffin County, Kentucky borders Floyd County, Kentucky