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Census Data for Plank

As far as we can tell, Plank 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 Plank, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Manchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hyden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Barbourville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Buckhorn
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pineville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Wallins Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 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
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
  • Harlan
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Annville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • London
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Corbin
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Booneville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
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Clay County ...

Plank is located in Clay County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Clay County.

Miscellaneous Information for Plank ...

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 Plank:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Plank:
    • GNIS ID for Plank: 514635
    • GNIS ID for Clay County: 516872
    • GNIS ID for State of Kentucky: 1779786
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 21 (Kentucky)
    • County Code: 051 (Clay County)
    • Place Code: 61518 (Plank)
    • State & County Code: 21/051 (Kentucky / Clay County)
    • State & Place Code: 21/61518 (Kentucky / Plank)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Plank 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 Plank.

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.