Benham is a home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky, in the United States. The city was formally incorporated by the General Assembly in 1961. The population was 512 at the 2020 census, up from 500 at the 2010 census.
| Name: | Benham city |
|---|---|
| LSAD Code: | 25 |
| LSAD Description: | city (suffix) |
| State: | Kentucky |
| County: | Harlan County |
| Incorporated: | March 7, 1961 |
| Elevation: | 1,591 ft (485 m) |
| Total Area: | 0.23 sq mi (0.61 km²) |
| Land Area: | 0.23 sq mi (0.61 km²) |
| Water Area: | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) |
| Total Population: | 512 |
| Population Density: | 2,188.03/sq mi (843.93/km²) |
| ZIP code: | 40807 |
| Area code: | 606 |
| FIPS code: | 2105662 |
| GNISfeature ID: | 0486849 |
| Website: | www.benhamky.org |
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History
Benham was originally a company town for International Harvester. The Benham Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of the coal town.
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Geography
Benham is located in eastern Harlan County at 36°57′53″N 82°57′15″W / 36.96472°N 82.95417°W / 36.96472; -82.95417 (36.964832, -82.954035), in the valley of Looney Creek, between Looney Ridge to the north and Benham Spur to the south. Looney Creek flows west to the Poor Fork of the Cumberland River in neighboring Cumberland.
Kentucky Route 160 is Benham’s Main Street, leading west 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Cumberland and east through Lynch 9 miles (14 km) to the Virginia border at the crest of Black Mountain just north of its summit, the highest point in Kentucky.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Benham has a total area of 0.23 square miles (0.6 km), all of it land.
See also
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