Cynthiana (Kentucky)
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| Cynthiana | |
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 Downtown Cynthiana |
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| Location in Kentucky | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1793 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Kentucky |
| County : | Harrison County |
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 23 ′ N , 84 ° 18 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 6,258 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 719.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 8.7 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 224 m |
| Postal code : | 41031 |
| Area code : | +1 859 |
| FIPS : | 21-19432 |
| GNIS ID : | 0490519 |
| Website : | www.cynthianaky.com |
| Mayor : | James D. Smith |
Cynthiana is a small town in Harrison County in the US state of Kentucky .
According to the United States Census 2000 , the city had a population of 6,258 people. The city is also the county seat of the county.
Cynthiana is located at 38 ° 23 '18 "North, 84 ° 17' 49" West (38.388292, −84.296841) and extends over 8.7 km² .
In the winter of 1963 the lowest meteorological extreme values of the state were measured here at -36.7 ° C.
sons and daughters of the town
- Benjamin B. Hinkson (≈1799–1877), lawyer and politician
- Nicholas D. Coleman (1800–1874), politician
- Orville Hickman Browning (1806–1881), US Secretary of the Interior
- Caleb Walton West (1844–1909), politician
- J. Stanley Webster (1877–1962), lawyer and politician
- William McKinney (1895-1969), jazz drummer
- Joe Russell Whitaker (1900-2000), geographer
- Lawrence Pressman (born 1939), actor
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