Big Clifty, Kentucky

Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States

37°32′44″N 86°9′13″W / 37.54556°N 86.15361°W / 37.54556; -86.15361CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyGraysonArea

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• Total1.44 sq mi (3.74 km²) • Land1.44 sq mi (3.73 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km²)Elevation

397 ft (121 m)Population

(2020)

• Total367 • Density254.86/sq mi (98.43/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)ZIP codes

42712

FIPS code21-06508GNIS feature ID487153^[2]

Big Clifty is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grayson County, Kentucky, United States.

History

Clifty Creek crosses U.S. Highway 62 and the P & L railroad several miles to the southwest of Big Clifty. It is said that travelers named the town due to the limestone cliffs that arose on the sides of Clifty Creek.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	367		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Clifty, Kentucky
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.