Profile for Hazard, Kentucky, KY

Hazard is on the North Fork of the Kentucky River.

Well-known residents have included:
· Rebecca Gayheart, actress

Local festivals include:

• Black Gold Festival - Oct. 20-23, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Carr Creek State Park, Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park

Historic sites and museums: Bobby Davis Museum and Park

Colleges and universities: Hazard Community College

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

Quotes:
Hazard, the only town in Perry County, consists of a Courthouse, a jail, four stores and seventeen families. There is no church or schoolhoue. I am trying to preach in the Courthouse.
-- Dr. E.O. Guerrant, 1892

On Friday evening we crossed the mountain and went to Hazard, the county seat. It is a little town of about one hundred people. It used to have a bad name, because so many people were killed there. It is better now.
-- Letter from Grace Guerrant, 1896

Listed places near Hazard

Cemeteries (14)

Colleges (1)

Communities (8)

Hotels (3)

Libraries (1)

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4% of Hazard residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Hazard ancestry & family history guide.

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Post a query on a message board:

• Perry County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KY data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Hazard was $14,782, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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15% of Hazard residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Hazard festival dates:

• Black Gold Festival - Oct. 20-23, 2007

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

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• Post history questions in Perry County genealogy forum

Median rent in Hazard, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $262.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $761.

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Libraries in Hazard include Perry County Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Hazard include Hazard Herald

TV stations in Hazard include WKHA, WYMT.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WEKH.

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

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The average commute time for Hazard workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Hazard include Days Inn Hazard, Hampton Inn Suites Hazard, Super 8.

• Hazard travel guide
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