Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Hardin County Old Courthouse in downtown Elizabethtown
Hardin County Old Courthouse in downtown Elizabethtown
Flag of Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Official seal of Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Nickname: 
E-town or E'town
Location of Elizabethtown in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Location of Elizabethtown in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Elizabethtown is located in Kentucky
Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown is located in the United States
Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown
Coordinates: 37°42′N 85°52′W / 37.700°N 85.867°W / 37.700; -85.867
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHardin
Area
 • Total27.99 sq mi (72.49 km2)
 • Land27.50 sq mi (71.22 km2)
 • Water0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2)
Elevation
725 ft (221 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total31,394
 • Estimate 
(2022)[2]
31,892
 • Density1,141.68/sq mi (440.81/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
42701–42702
Area code(s)270 & 364
FIPS code21-24274
GNIS feature ID0491640
Websiteelizabethtownky.org

Elizabethtown is a home rule-class city[3] and the county seat of Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 28,531 at the 2010 census,[4] and was estimated at 31,394 by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2020, making it the 11th-largest city in the state. It is included in (and the principal city of) the Elizabethtown–Fort Knox, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Madison, Kentucky-Indiana Combined Statistical Area. The Elizabethtown Metropolitan area had a 2019 estimated population of 153,057, making it the 5th-largest metropolitan area in the state.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Elizabethtown city, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2017.[dead link]

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