Rabbit Hash, Kentucky

Coordinates: 38°55′00″N 84°51′53″W / 38.91667°N 84.86472°W / 38.91667; -84.86472
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Rabbit Hash, Kentucky
Official Name: Carlton (until December 1847)
Rabbit Hash General Store in late 2022.
Rabbit Hash General Store in late 2022.
Nickname(s): 
Carlton Voter Precinct, Rabbit Hash (official name since 1847)
Motto: 
none
Location within Boone County and the state of Kentucky
Location within Boone County and the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°55′00″N 84°51′53″W / 38.91667°N 84.86472°W / 38.91667; -84.86472
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBoone
Area
 • Total6.94 sq mi (17.96 km2)
 • Land5.10 sq mi (13.21 km2)
 • Water1.83 sq mi (4.75 km2)
Elevation525 ft (160 m)
Population
 • Total254
 • Density49.79/sq mi (19.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41091, 41005
Area code859
FIPS code21-63804
GNIS feature ID2629670[2]


Rabbit Hash is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Boone County, Kentucky, United States, with a population of 254 (2020 census).[3]

The community is well-known for electing dogs as their mayor.[4]

Mayors[change | change source]

# Name Term start Term end
1 Goofy Borneman 1998 2001
2 Junior Cochran 2004 2008
3 Lucy Lou 2008 2016
4 Brynneth Pawltro 2016 2020
5 Wilbur 2020

References[change | change source]

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rabbit Hash, Kentucky
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Rabbit Hash CDP, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  4. DeMio, Terry (September 7, 2015). "Rabbit Hash dog mayor to announce something big". cincinnati.com. Retrieved November 5, 2015.