Hardin County, Kentucky

Hardin County
County
Hardin County courthouse in Elizabethtown
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°42′N 85°58′W / 37.7°N 85.96°W / 37.7; -85.96
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1792
Named for	John Hardin
Seat	Elizabethtown
Largest city	Elizabethtown
Area
• Total	630 sq mi (1,600 km2)
• Land	623 sq mi (1,610 km2)
• Water	6.9 sq mi (18 km2)  1.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	110,702
• Estimate  (2023)	112,273
• Density	180/sq mi (68/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.hcky.org

Hardin County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Elizabethtown.^[1] The county was formed in 1792.^[2] Hardin County is part of the Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the Louisville/Jefferson County—Elizabethtown-Bardstown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 110,702.^[3]

Hardin County is known for being the birthplace of former U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, though the location is now part of neighboring LaRue County.