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Kentucky Counties
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Kentucky Counties
Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, third in the U.S. behind
Texas's 254 and Georgia's 159. |
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Hardin County, Kentucky
Hardin County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Elizabethtown
Year Organized: 1793
Square Miles: 628
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Court House: 100 Public Square, Suite 300
Courthouse
Elizabethtown, KY 42701-0000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Col. John Hardin (1753-1792), Revolutionary War veteran;
surveyor, served with George Rogers Clark.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Hardin county was formed in 1793. It is located in the Pennyrile region of the state. The elevation in the county
ranges from 383 to 1017 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 94,174 in a land area of 627.98 square
miles, an average of 150.0 people per square mile. The county seat is Elizabethtown.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Harrison County, Ind.
- Northeast: Jefferson County; Bullitt County; Nelson County
- Southeast: Larue County
- South: Hart County
- Southwest: Grayson County
- West: Breckinridge County
- Northwest: Meade County
Cities and Towns:
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- Elizabethtown
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- Radcliff |
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- Sonora |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Upton |
city |
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- Vine Grove |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- West Point |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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