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Wayland, KY

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Population
359
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
710 ft
Median Home Value
$40,500
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$633/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$28,333
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
General Quality
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About Wayland

Wayland is a quiet Floyd County community of under 400 residents tucked along Route 7 in eastern Kentucky's coal country. Built along Beaver Creek in the early 1900s as a bustling company town, it has since settled into a peaceful, rural spot where neighbors know each other by name. Traces of that history remain in its older buildings and local lore, from its mining heritage to its pride as the hometown of Kentucky basketball legend King Kelly Coleman. It offers a scenic, laid-back mountain lifestyle for those who appreciate a slower pace of life.

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Lower FEMA County Drought Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0rating

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