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Georgetown
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city in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Scott
- Mayor
- Burney Jenkins
- City
- 17.15 sq mi (44.41 km )
- Land
- 16.98 sq mi (43.99 km )
- Water
- 0.17 sq mi (0.43 km )
- Elevation
- 883 ft (269 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 40,883
- Rank
- US: 1054th, KY: 6th
- Density
- 2,183.6/sq mi (843.09/km )
- Metro
- 517,846 (US: 109th )
- Demonym
- Georgetonian
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 021209
- Website
- georgetownky.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Georgetown
- Population
- 37086
- Area
- 41.457145
- Elevation
- 258
- Official website
- www.georgetownky.gov
- Image
- Downtown Georgetown Kentucky.JPG
- Households
- 13297
- Dialing code
- 502
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- Commons category
- Georgetown, Kentucky
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- Georgetown, Kentucky
- postal code
- 40324
- nickname
- G-Town
- inception
- 1784-00-00
- P8168
- Nematobrycon palmeri
- water as percent of area
- 1.013
- per capita income
- 30339
- P12749
- Aurora
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Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 37,086 at the 2020 census. It is the sixth-most populous city in Kentucky. It is the seat of its county. It was originally called Lebanon when founded by Rev. Elijah Craig and was renamed in 1790 in honor of President George Washington. Historically, settlers were drawn to Georgetown for its Royal Spring. Georgetown is a home rule-class city under Kentucky state law.
It is the home of Georgetown College, a private liberal arts college. Georgetown is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. At one time the city served as the training camp home for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals.