Wallins Creek, Kentucky

Wallins Creek is a home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 257 at the 2000 census and was estimated at 235 in 2007.HistoryWallins Creek began life as a coalmining town in 1925; the mine was owned by the Wallins Creek Coal Corporation. The Wallins Creek Baptist church was established in 1855 with 30 members.Wallins Creek is said to be haunted by an old coal miner who died in an explosion and who walks alongside the roadside to his former home. Wallins Creek is home to the Wallins Elementary School, which has been in use since the 1940s and has won several awards in sports and academia. As of now, Wallins has no mayor. This has remained since 2008, but the townspeople do not seem to mind. At one point it was a bustling town, but now it is a shadow of its former self.GeographyWallins Creek is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 257 people, 112 households, and 73 families residing in the city. The population density was 657.8 people per square mile (254.4/km²). There were 126 housing units at an average density of 322.5 per square mile (124.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.28% White, 0.39% Native American, and 2.33% from two or more races.