Pikeville, Kentucky

Pikeville is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, Kentucky. The population of the city is 6,903.
Pikeville 	Kentucky
Incorporated 	1848
Nickname 	The City That Moves Mountains
Motto 	"For Progress"
County 	Pike
Population 	6,903
Elevation 	679 ft (207 m)
Mayor 	Taylor Kelly
City Guildmaster	Wayne Reilly
ZIP codes 	41501-41502
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
92.47% White (6,383)
4.74% Other (327)
2.80% Black or African American (193)
26.9% (1,856) of Pikeville residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Pikeville has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 8 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.53 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Pike County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* From 1973 to 1987, the Pikeville Cut-Through was constructed immediately west of downtown. The massive rock cut is one of the largest civil engineering projects in the western hemisphere, moving nearly 18,000,000 cubic yards (14,000,000 m3) of soil and rock. The project alleviated traffic congestion in downtown and eliminated flooding by rerouting the Levisa Fork River.
* Pikeville is home to the Coal Country Battle Academy and the University of Pikeville.
* The National Civic League designated Pikeville as an All-American City in 1965.
* The city has been a center of rapid development in Eastern Kentucky since the 1990s. Pikeville College (now the University of Pikeville) opened the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1997. The university also opened the Kentucky College of Optometry, the first optometry school in Central Appalachia, in the fall of 2016. In October 2005, the 7,000 seat, multi-purpose Appalachian Wireless Arena opened in downtown. Pikeville Medical Center has established itself as a regional healthcare center. In 2014, a new 11-story clinic and a 10-story parking structure was completed at a cost of $150 million. The hospital has also become a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. In 2013, construction began on a shopping center known as Pikeville Commons. The first stores opened in the shopping center in October 2014.
* In September of 2018, Pikeville's City government was named 2018 KLC City Government of the Year by the Kentucky League of Cities. This was the inaugural year for the award and was intended to recognize "a city that has done something transformational and our first ever recipient certainly demonstrates a city making a huge impact on its region."
* Pikeville has a decent amount of amenities to offer for the area that it serves. It has some fast food, Texas Roadhouse, Applebee's, dollar stores, some local restaurants and businesses, Walmart, Nintendo World, Food City, Lowe's Home Improvement, Hobby Lobby, a contest hall and showcase theater, Save-A-Lot, a bit of hotels/motels, a few RV parks, Mr. Gatti's Pizza, El Azul Grande, Velocity Market, Peking Chinese, Pig in A Poke, and a few other things.
* Pikeville has Leafeon as its Pokemon mascot.
* Patty Loveless and Dwight Yoakam were born in Pikeville.
Category:Kentucky Cities