Profile for Harlan, Kentucky, KY

Harlan is on the Clover and Martins forks of the Cumberland River.

Local festivals include:

• Poke Sallet Festival - May 31-June 2, 2007
• Bluegrass Festival - June 22-23, 2007
• Festival of the Mountain Masters - Nov. 23-24, 2007

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Harlan

Cemeteries (23)

Communities (9)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Harlan demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Harlan County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 40831 ZIP code.

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9% of Harlan residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Harlan ancestry & family history guide.

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Post a query on a message board:

• Harlan County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KY data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Immigration records
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Courts in Kentucky
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• Crime in Harlan County
• Arrests in Harlan County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Kentucky
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Harlan was $15,572, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Harlan County economic census
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• Kentucky economic data

19% of Harlan residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Nature Conservancy projects in Kentucky
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Harlan County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Kentucky

Harlan festival dates:

• Poke Sallet Festival - May 31-June 2, 2007
• Bluegrass Festival - June 22-23, 2007
• Festival of the Mountain Masters - Nov. 23-24, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Harlan festival web sites:

• Bluegrass Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Kentucky county fairs
• Kentucky festivals (Kentucky tourism department)
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• Geocaches in Kentucky

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• Kentucky state government
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• State historical society

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• Kentucky state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Harlan County genealogy forum

Median rent in Harlan, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $232.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $719.

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Libraries in Harlan include Harlan County Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Harlan include Harlan Daily Enterprise

TV stations in Harlan include WAGV.

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Harlan County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Harlan political report.

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The average commute time for Harlan workers is 14 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Harlan include Holiday Inn Express.

• Harlan travel guide
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