Hazard, Kentucky Hazard Official seal of Hazard Location of Hazard, Kentucky Location of Hazard, Kentucky Oliver Hazard Perry Hazard is a home rule-class town/city and the governmental center of county of Perry County, Kentucky, United States. The populace was estimated to be 5,346 in 2014.
Oliver Hazard Perry, the hero of the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. The postal service was initially known as Perry Court House but the name was officially changed to Hazard in 1854. The town/city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1884. Coal miners' kids cross a footbridge into Hazard, Kentucky, July 1940.
Long isolated by the encircling mountain peaks, Hazard was opened to the outside world by the arrival of the barns in 1912.
The song "High Sheriff of Hazard" was written by Tom Paxton in reference to a coal miner's strike in 1964.
In 1981, a several cast members of the tv series The Dukes of Hazzard viz., Catherine Bach, James Best, Sorrell Booke and Rick Hurst visited Hazard amid its Black Gold Festival. Soon afterwards, the series' stars Tom Wopat and John Schneider made appearances in Hazard.
Although there has been a steady diminish in Hazard's populace since the 1950s, there have been various commercial and residentiary developments inside the city.
Nonetheless, in July 1999, Hazard was the first stop on Pres.
Hillary Clinton visited Hazard on November 2, 2008, at a political rally for Democratic U.S.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.0 square miles (18 km2), all land.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Hazard has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 90.26% White, 6.58% African American, 0.08% Native American, 2.06% Asian, 0.15% from other competitions, and 0.87% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $20,690, and the median income for a family was $27,226.
Hazard Independent Schools The Mother Goose House in Hazard, Kentucky.
Hazard Herald See also: Category:People from Hazard, Kentucky People who were born in, inhabitants of, or otherwise closely associated with Hazard include: Ernie Harwell 1918 2010 Major League Baseball announcer for the Detroit Tigers, was married to Hazard native Lulu Tankersley.
Marie Mc - Donald 1923 1965 American singer and actress attended undertaking school in Hazard.
Sam Smith 1944 one of the first three African American basketball players at the University of Louisville, later played for the Chicago Bulls; born in Hazard.
Mary Lou Turner 1947 nation music singer born in Hazard.
Born in Hazard.
Louann Brizendine 1952 a Hazard native and author of the bestselling book The Female Brain.
Susan Perkins 1954 Miss America 1978; her parents lived in Hazard.
Daniel Mongiardo 1960 physician, Democratic Kentucky Senator, and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky "Judge swears-in new town/city officials".
Hazard Herald.
"City Managers, City of Hazard, KY".
"Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF).
Kentucky League of Cities.
Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Climate Summary for Hazard, Kentucky "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Kentucky, United States County seats in Kentucky
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Cities in Kentucky - Cities in Perry County, Kentucky - Appalachian culture in Kentucky - County seats in Kentucky - Coal suburbs in Kentucky
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