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Wheelwright is a home rule-class city in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 780 at the 2010 census, down from 1,042 in 2000.

Wheelwright city overview:
Name:	Wheelwright city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kentucky
County:	Floyd County
Incorporated:	February 6, 1917
Elevation:	1,138 ft (347 m)
Total Area:	1.76 sq mi (4.57 km²)
Land Area:	1.76 sq mi (4.57 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	509
Population Density:	288.71/sq mi (111.45/km²)
ZIP code:	41669
Area code:	606
FIPS code:	2182272
GNISfeature ID:	0506542

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History

Founded by the Elk Horn Coal Company in 1916, it was named for the company’s president at that time, Jere H. Wheelwright. Elk Horn leased its mines from the Consolidation Coal. In 1930, Consolidation sold the Wheelwright coal camp to Inland Steel. In 1966, Inland Steel sold the camp to Island Creek Coal. The mine closed in the 1970s. After the mine was abandoned, the Kentucky Housing Corporation purchased the town, rehabilitated the homes, and sold the homes to residents.

Wheelwright was home to one of the pack horse libraries in the 1930s and early 1940s.

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Geography

Wheelwright is located at the southern end of Floyd County at 37°19′53″N 82°43′9″W / 37.33139°N 82.71917°W / 37.33139; -82.71917 (37.331465, -82.719064), in the valley of the Right Fork Otter Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km), all land.

There is just one way in and out of the city, via the Junction Bridge, located in Bypro, also referred to as “Wheelwright Junction”, on state route 122. The original metal structure was replaced by concrete in 1959. This bridge is now known as the Timothy Hall Memorial Bridge, in honor of City Commissioner Timothy Hall, who died in a car crash.