Pike County, established in 1821, was named after Zebulon Pike and has a total area of 788.84 sq mi. The County seat is Pikeville. The total population of the county is over 65K with a splendid mixture of races including White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others with around 27.6K households and 20.3K families. The County is largest county in terms of land area and the 11th largest county in Kentucky in terms of population.

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