Tompkinsville
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city in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Monroe
- Total
- 3.45 sq mi (8.94 km )
- Land
- 3.29 sq mi (8.51 km )
- Water
- 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km )
- Elevation
- 920 ft (280 m)
- Estimate 2022
- 2,297
- Density
- 703.0/sq mi (271.44/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Area codes
- 270 & 364
- Fips code
- 21-77160
- Gnis feature id
- 0505341
- Website
- tompkinsvilleky .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Tompkinsville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,309 at the 2020 census. The city was named after Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins who served under President James Monroe, for whom the county was named.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tompkinsville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.