Middlesboro, Kentucky
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Not to be confused with Middletown, Kentucky, near Louisville.
Middlesboro (locally /ˈmɪdəlzbʌrə/)[5] is a home rule-class city[6] in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 10,334 at the 2010 U.S. census,[7] while its micropolitan area had a population of 69,060.[8]
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Middlesboro, Kentucky | |
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City of Middlesboro | |
Nickname(s): The Magic City (official) Queen City of the Cumberlands, The Boro, M'boro, Crater City | |
Motto(s): Fac et Spera (Latin: "Do and Hope") | |
Coordinates: 36°36′37″N 83°43′24″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Bell |
Incorporated | March 14, 1890[1] |
Named for | Middlesbrough, England |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Mayor | Boone Bowling |
Area | |
• Total | 7.46 sq mi (19.33 km2) |
• Land | 7.38 sq mi (19.12 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
Elevation | 1,142 ft (348 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,405 |
• Estimate (2022)[4] | 9,131 |
• Density | 1,273.70/sq mi (491.78/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 40965 |
Area code | 606 |
FIPS code | 21-51924 |
GNIS feature ID | 498153[3] |
Website | www |
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It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the Cumberland Gap[5] and is the largest city in southeastern Kentucky.[9] It is located entirely between Pine Mountain and the Cumberland Mountains in the Middlesboro Basin, an enormous meteorite crater (one of three known astroblemes in the state).