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 (6 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 GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2629661[8].
  • Payne Gap's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 500292[9].
  • Payne Gap's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.155277777778, 'lon': -82.659444444444}[10].
  • Payne Gap's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 21-59592[11].
  • Payne Gap's population is recorded as {'amount': '+329'}[12].
  • Payne Gap's population is recorded as {'amount': '+347'}[13].
  • Payne Gap's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Payne Gap'}[14].
  • Payne Gap's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+258'}[15].
  • Payne Gap's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4303744[16].
  • Payne Gap's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+1762'}[17].
  • Payne Gap's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.901586'}[18].
  • Payne Gap's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.971824'}[19].
  • Payne Gap's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120jx91j[20].
  • Payne Gap's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.0422'}[21].
  • Payne Gap's Who's on First ID is recorded as 85947727[22].
  • Payne Gap's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+21791'}[23].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.901586'}[18] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.971824'}[19]. Payne Gap's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+1762'}[17]. Population counts include {'amount': '+329'}[12] and {'amount': '+347'}[13].

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 (6 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_payne-gap_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Payne Gap}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/payne-gap}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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