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Middlesborough, also spelled Middlesboro, is a city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 10,384 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Middlesborough, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located on the Kentucky side of the Cumberland Gap near the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.

The town is home to the Middlesboro Country Club. Founded in 1889, the 9-hole course is one of the oldest golf courses in the country. The club also claims to be the oldest continuously played course in the nation.

Geologists believe that the Middlesboro basin between Pine Mountain and the Cumberland Mountains is the remains of an ancient meteor crater, which would give the town the rare distinction of being one of the few cities in the world completely built inside a crater. Middlesboro crater is one of three known astroblemes in the state.

Middlesborough is located at 36.610146, -83.723230. The city sits just inside the Cumberland Gap, along U.S. Highway 25, and is believed to have been built inside a meteor crater. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.8 km² (7.6 mi²), all land.

The age distribution is 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males.

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