Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Elizabethtown, Kentucky | |
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Hardin County Old Courthouse in downtown Elizabethtown | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: E-town or E'town | |
Interactive map of Elizabethtown, Kentucky | |
Elizabethtown Elizabethtown | |
| Coordinates: 37°42′N 85°52′W / 37.700°N 85.867°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Hardin |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.99 sq mi (72.49 km2) |
| • Land | 27.50 sq mi (71.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2) |
| Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 31,394 |
• Estimate (2022) | 31,892 |
| • Density | 1,141.7/sq mi (440.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 42701–42702 |
| Area codes | 270 & 364 |
| FIPS code | 21-24274 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0491640 |
| Website | elizabethtownky |
Elizabethtown is a city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States, and its county seat. The population was 31,394 at the 2020 census, making it the ninth-most populous city in the state. It is the principal city of the Elizabethtown metropolitan area, which is included in the Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Madison, Kentucky-Indiana combined statistical area. The Elizabethtown metropolitan area had a population of 125,569 in 2020. Elizabethtown is a home-rule class city under Kentucky law.