Bethlehem is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Henry County

Henry County, Kentucky

As of the census of 2000, there were 15,060 people, 5,844 households, and 4,330 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 6,381 housing units at an average density of...

, Kentucky

Kentucky

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, United States

United States

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. The community's center is the intersection of Kentucky Highways 22 and 573. Bethlehem is best known for its annual Living Nativity

Nativity scene

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, celebrated on December 22-25. The event is a collaborative effort of three local Christian churches (Bethlehem Baptist, Bethlehem Methodist, and Point Pleasant Christian). The Bethlehem post office

Post office

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 (ZIP code 40007) offers a special postmark during the Christmas season

Christmas season

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. Each December, people from many surrounding communities, and occasionally from other states, bring their holiday cards to receive the Bethlehem postmark. In 1996, a segment of the CBS Evening News featured Bethlehem's Christmas traditions.