Hodgenville

Also known as Hodgenville, Kentucky, Hodgenville, KY

city in LaRue County, Kentucky, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Kentucky
County: LaRue
Named after: Robert Hodgen, a local miller
Total: 2.19 sq mi (5.67 km )
Land: 2.18 sq mi (5.65 km )
Water: 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
Elevation: 728 ft (222 m)
Estimate 2024: 3,379
Density: 1,482.1/sq mi (572.24/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
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Hodgenville is a home rule-class city in LaRue County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of its county. Hodgenville sits along the North Fork of the Nolin River. As of the 2020 census, Hodgenville had a population of 3,235. It is included in the Elizabethtown metropolitan area and is best known for being the birthplace of the 16th United States president Abraham Lincoln.

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