| Coxton, Kentucky | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Coxton |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Harlan |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.57 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.54 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 176 |
| Population Density Km2: | 328.26 |
| Timezone: | Eastern time zone |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1217 |
| Coordinates: | 36.8572°N -83.2703°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 21-17938 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 490235 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.22 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.21 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 850.24 |
Coxton is an unincorporated coal town and census-designated place (CDP) in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office is closed. The community was listed as a CDP in 2014, so no population figures are available from the 2010 census.
Coxton is in central Harlan County in the valley of the Clover Fork of the Cumberland River. It is bordered by Blackjoe to the west and Brookside to the east, both unincorporated. Kentucky Route 38 runs along the southern edge of the Coxton CDP, across the Clover Fork from the center of town. KY 38 leads west down the Clover Fork valle 4miles to Harlan, the county seat, and east (upriver) to Evarts.