Manitou is a community in Hopkins County, Kentucky, home to about 93 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 42436.
Homes sold for a median of $172 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Manitou. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Nashville International Airport (BNA)101 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Owensboro Daviess County Airport (OWB)32 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN96 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL306 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Manitou; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Manitou had 173 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2010.
It’s the 524th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Hopkins County grew from 30,995 residents in 1900 to 45,423 in 2020.
Hopkins County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 52.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Madisonville, KY weather station (5 miles away).
14,582 jobs at 882 businesses in Hopkins County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Manitou.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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