Morehead is a home rule-class city located along US 60 and Interstate 64 in Rowan County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 7,151 at the time of the 2020 U.S. census.
Southeast
Morehead
Rowan County, KY
Population
7,001
Walk Score
71 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$739
Median home value
$159,100
Incorporated
1869
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Downtown Morehead Historic District
- Downtown Morehead Historic District · listed 2022
- Morehead State University · listed 1994
Notable landmarks
- Brushy Voting House No. 6 · listed 1998
- Cranston Voting House No. 12 · listed 1998
- Farmers Voting House No. 2 · listed 1998
- Haldeman Voting House No. 8 · listed 1998
- Hayes Voting House No. 16 · listed 1998
- Hogtown Voting House No. 4 · listed 1998
- Morehead Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Freight Depot · listed 2016
- Morehead Voting House No. 10 · listed 1998
- Morehead Voting House No. 7 · listed 1998
- Pine Grove Voting House No. 5 · listed 1998
- Plank Voting House No. 15 · listed 1998
- Rowan County Courthouse · listed 1983
- Rowan County Courthouse (Boundary Increase) · listed 2017
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