LaRue County, Kentucky
LaRue County | |
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LaRue County courthouse in Hodgenville in 2022 | |
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°34′36″N 85°41′12″W / 37.5767°N 85.6867°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| Founded | 1843 |
| Named after | John LaRue |
| Seat | Hodgenville |
| Largest city | Hodgenville |
| Area | |
• Total | 264 sq mi (680 km2) |
| • Land | 262 sq mi (680 km2) |
| • Water | 2.1 sq mi (5 km2) 0.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,867 |
• Estimate (2024) | 15,128 |
| • Density | 56/sq mi (22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
LaRue County is a county in the central region of the U.S. state of Kentucky, outside the Bluegrass Region and larger population centers. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,867. Its county seat is Hodgenville, which is best known as the birthplace of United States President Abraham Lincoln. The county was established on March 4, 1843, from the southeast portion of Hardin County. It was named for John P. LaRue, an early settler. LaRue County is included in the Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Louisville/Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Bardstown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area. It is a dry county.