Welcome to Floyd County ...
Time Zone: Floyd County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Prestonsburg is the Seat for Floyd County.
Floyd County was founded in 1800. Floyd was created by taking area from Fleming, Montgomery and Mason Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Floyd had a population of 35,589 people. This is a decrease of 10.87% since the last Census (which gave a population of 39,930 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Floyd represented 0.92% of the total population of Kentucky.
Below are some of the communities located in Floyd County:
- Allen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
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- Martin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prestonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wayland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Wheelwright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Websites specific to Floyd County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |