Summary for Shafter

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Located in: Pulaski County (see below)

Time Zone: Shafter lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 606

Elevation: 970 feet [295.66 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Shafter:

Lat: 37.014000° (or 37°0'50" N)

Lon: -84.691600° (or -84°41'29" W)

USGS Topo Map: Delmer<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Shafter

GNIS ID: 509039

FIPS State / Place Code: 21 / 69672

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Shafter)

About Pulaski County

The community of Somerset is the County Seat for Pulaski County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Pulaski)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	64,979 (2.83% increase since 2010)
2010	63,190 (12.4% increase since 2000)
2000:	56,217

Total Area:<6> 677 sq. miles [1,753.8 km²] - of which 2.77% is water (18.75 sq. miles [48.6 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 31,443

Official Website: www.pulaskicountygovt.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Pulaski

GNIS ID: 516946

FIPS State / County Code: 21 / 199

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Shafter)

About Kentucky

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	4,472,345 (3.06% increase since 2010)
2010:	4,339,367 (7.36% increase since 2000)
2000:	4,041,769

Websites for State of Kentucky

Official Website: https://kentucky.gov/

Tourism: https://www.kentuckytourism.com/

Parks: https://parks.ky.gov/

Fishing: https://fw.ky.gov/Fish/

Hunting: https://fw.ky.gov/Hunt/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Kentucky

GNIS ID: 1779786

FIPS State: 21

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Shafter)

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shafter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pulaski County: www.pulaskicountygovt.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Shafter is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shafter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Shafter, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Shafter.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Shafter. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).