Census Data for Brightshade
As far as we can tell, Brightshade has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Brightshade, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barbourville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hyden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wallins Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- The population in 2016 was estimated at 146 people. This represents a 6.41% decrease since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 156 people.
- Loyall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Harlan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Annville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evarts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
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- Middlesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hazard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Clay County ...
Brightshade is located in Clay County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Clay County.
Miscellaneous Information for Brightshade ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Clay County or the community of Brightshade:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Brightshade:
- GNIS ID for Brightshade: 510924
- GNIS ID for Clay County: 516872
- GNIS ID for State of Kentucky: 1779786
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Brightshade is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Brightshade.
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |