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 | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,235 |
• Estimate (2024) | 3,379 |
| • Density | 1,482.1/sq mi (572.24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 42748 |
| Area codes | 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. As of the 2020 census, Hodgenville had a population of 3,235. It is included in the Elizabethtown metropolitan area and is best known for being the birthplace of the 16th United States president Abraham Lincoln.