Cleaton, Kentucky

Cleaton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 168.[2]

Cleaton, Kentucky
Census-designated place
Cleaton is located in Kentucky
Cleaton
Cleaton
Cleaton is located in the United States
Cleaton
Cleaton
Coordinates: 37°15′16″N 87°5′20″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMuhlenberg
Area
[1]
 • Total0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2)
 • Land0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
440 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total168
 • Density270.97/sq mi (104.67/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP code
42332
FIPS code21-15490
GNIS feature ID489650[3]

History

A post office called Cleaton has been in operation since 1901.[4] The name Cleaton was the middle name of the wife of the postmaster.[5]

Geography

Cleaton is in eastern Muhlenberg County northeast of U.S. Route 431, which forms the western edge of the community. The neighborhood of Holt is in the northern part of the CDP, while Bevier is in the southern part. US 431 leads northwest 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Central City and southeast 4 miles (6 km) to Drakesboro. Greenville, the county seat, is 6 miles (10 km) to the southwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Cleaton CDP has an area of 0.62 square miles (1.61 km2), of which 0.003 square miles (0.008 km2), or 0.48%, are water.[1] The community is drained to the southeast by a tributary of Pond Creek, which flows north to the Green River.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020168—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References
  1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. "P1. Race – Cleaton CDP, Kentucky: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cleaton, Kentucky
  4. "Muhlenberg County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  5. Anderson, Bobby (September 19, 2007). "Sandy Called These Names". Leader-News. pp. A12. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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