| Official Name: | Kenvir, Kentucky |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Kentucky#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Kenvir |
| 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: | 0.76 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.76 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.29 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.29 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 204 |
| Population Density Km2: | 269.53 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 698.63 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1457 |
| Coordinates: | 36.8536°N -83.1572°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 40828[2] |
| Area Code: | 606 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 495684 |
Kenvir is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 297 as of the 2010 census.[3] It is located 8 miles east of Harlan, the county seat of Harlan County. The area is known locally as Black Mountain.[4]
Kenvir was founded by the Black Mountain Coal Company in 1919 on Yocum Creek, a tributary of the Clover Fork. It was named for its closeness to the Kentucky-Virginia border.[5] In January 1921, the Dizney post office was moved to serve the area, and was renamed to Kenvir, with Roscoe Weaver as its postmaster. The Kenvir post office continues to serve the area with the ZIP Code 40847. At its peak, Kenvir had a population of 5,000, two schools, a hospital, five churches, and a movie theater.[6] [7]
As of the 2020 census, Kenvir had a population of 204 people, down from 297 at the 2010 census.