Rabbit Hash, Kentucky

Rabbit Hash, Kentucky
Census-designated place (CDP)
Official Name: Carlton (until December 1847)
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
Coordinates: 38°55′00″N 84°51′53″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Boone
Area [1]
• Total	6.94 sq mi (17.96 km^2)
• Land	5.10 sq mi (13.21 km^2)
• Water	1.83 sq mi (4.75 km^2)
Elevation [2]	525 ft (160 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	254
• Density	49.79/sq mi (19.22/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	41091, 41005
Area code	859
FIPS code	21-63804
GNIS feature ID	2629670[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

#	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

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rabbit Hash, Kentucky
3. "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.