Hodgenville, Kentucky
Hodgenville, Kentucky | |
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Town Square | |
Location in LaRue County, Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 37°34′16″N 85°44′19″W / 37.57111°N 85.73861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | LaRue |
| Incorporated | 1839 |
| Named after | Robert Hodgen, a local miller |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.19 sq mi (5.67 km2) |
| • Land | 2.18 sq mi (5.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,235 |
• Estimate (2022) | 3,283 |
| • Density | 1,481.91/sq mi (572.24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 42748 |
| Area code(s) | 270 & 364 |
| FIPS code | 21-37396 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0494334 |
| Website | cityofhodgenvilleky |
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. The population was 3,206 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Elizabethtown metropolitan area and is best known for being the birthplace of the 16th United States president Abraham Lincoln.