Betsy Layne, Kentucky | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky |
Pushpin Label: | Betsy Layne |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Kentucky |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Floyd |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1875 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 4.75 |
Area Land Km2: | 4.68 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 651 |
Population Density Km2: | 138.99 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 879 |
Coordinates: | 37.5542°N -82.6261°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 41605 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 21-06220 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2629576 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.83 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.81 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 360.07 |
Betsy Layne is a census-designated place (CDP) and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1875 along the Levisa Fork. The post office opened on May 1, 1908, with Clayton S. Hitchins as postmaster.[2] Its ZIP code is 41605. The 2010 census reported the population to be 688.[3] Stage actress Bette Henritze (born 1924) was a native of Betsy Layne.
Betsy Layne is located along the eastern border of Floyd County. It is bordered to the east by Pike County. U.S. Route 23 passes through the community, leading northwest to Prestonsburg and southeast to Pikeville.
In addition to being treated as a census-designated place by the United States Census Bureau, they also consider Betsy Layne and the nearby community of Stanville as a combined Census County Division (CCD). It had a population of 4,601 at the 2020 census. The CCD also includes the communities of Banner, Dana, Harold, Ivel and Tram.[4]