Elizabethtown metropolitan area

Elizabethtown Metro
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Hardin County Old Courthouse in downtown Elizabethtown
Interactive Map of Elizabethtown, KY MSA   City of Elizabethtown   Fort Knox   Elizabethtown, KY MSA   Other Counties in the Louisville, KY–IN CSA
Coordinates: 37°44′16″N 85°58′26″W / 37.7378°N 85.9739°W / 37.7378; -85.9739
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Largest city	Elizabethtown
Other cities	- Hodgenville  - Muldraugh  - Radcliff  - Sonora  - Upton  - Vine Grove  - West Point
Area
• Total	894 sq mi (2,320 km2)
Highest elevation	Blueball Hill[1]997 ft (304 m)
Lowest elevation	Ohio River[2] 383 ft (117 m)
Population
• Total	155,572 (2,020 Census)
• Rank	272 in the U.S.
• Density	126.9/sq mi (49/km2)

The Elizabethtown–Fort Knox Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Kentucky, anchored by the city of Elizabethtown and the nearby Fort Knox Army post. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 155,572.

The Elizabethtown Metropolitan Statistical Area is part of the Louisville metropolitan area, which covers a 17-county area (eleven in Kentucky and six in Indiana).

The Census Bureau officially changed the name of the metropolitan area from "Elizabethtown" to "Elizabethtown–Fort Knox" from 2013 to 2023.