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Beechmont, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States

37°10′28″N 87°1′57″W / 37.17444°N 87.03250°W / 37.17444; -87.03250CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyMuhlenbergArea

^[1]

• Total1.82 sq mi (4.73 km²) • Land1.82 sq mi (4.71 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)Elevation

463 ft (141 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total776 • Density426.61/sq mi (164.72/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)ZIP code

42323

Area code270FIPS code21-05014GNIS feature ID486750^[3]

Beechmont is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 776,^[2] up from 689 in 2010. The Beechmont post office is located at 3736 Merle Travis Highway.

Geography

Beechmont is in southeastern Muhlenberg County, along U.S. Route 431, which leads north 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Drakesboro and south 7 miles (11 km) to Dunmor. Greenville, the county seat, is 9 miles (14 km) to the northwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Beechmont CDP has a total area of 1.83 square miles (4.7 km²), of which 0.006 square miles (0.016 km²), or 0.33%, are water.^[1] The town drains west to Beech Creek, south to Hazel Creek, east to Little Hazel Creek, and north to Plum Creek, all of which are within the Green River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	689	—
2020	776	12.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "P1. Race – Beechmont CDP, Kentucky: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beechmont, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.