BlackeyKentucky
Blackey is an unincorporated community in Letcher County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Blackey had a population of 109.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Blackey
Blackey is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Kentucky.
Blackey holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.44 square miles.
What Makes Blackey Unique
- The only place in America named Blackey — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southeastern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Blackey
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Blackey
- Letcher Elementary & Middle School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.