Payne Gap

unincorporated community and census-designated place in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States
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Payne Gap

Summary

Payne Gap is a census-designated place in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Payne Gap is located in Letcher County[3].
  • Payne Gap is in the country of United States[4].
  • Payne Gap's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].
  • Payne Gap's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community[6].
  • Payne Gap's instance of is recorded as human settlement[7].
  • Payne Gap's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.155277777778, 'longitude': -82.659444444444}[8].
  • Payne Gap has a population of {'amount': '+329'}[9].
  • Payne Gap has a population of {'amount': '+347'}[10].
  • Payne Gap's official name is recorded as Payne Gap[11].
  • Payne Gap's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+258'}[12].
  • Payne Gap sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1762'}[13].
  • Payne Gap covers an area of {'amount': '+5.901586'}[14].
  • Payne Gap covers an area of {'amount': '+5.971824'}[15].
  • Payne Gap's water as percent of area is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0422'}[16].
  • Payne Gap's per capita income is recorded as {'amount': '+21791'}[17].

Body

Geography

Payne Gap is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Letcher County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+5.901586'}[14] and {'amount': '+5.971824'}[15]. Payne Gap sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1762'}[13]. Population counts include {'amount': '+329'}[9] and {'amount': '+347'}[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States[5], unincorporated community[6], and human settlement[7].

Why It Matters

Payne Gap ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → —
    Located in → —
    Instance of → census-designated place in the United States, unincorporated community, human settlement
    Country → United States
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 154386737, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/154386737 in United States"
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