Back مقاطعة هاردين (كنتاكي) Arabic هاردین بؤلگهسی، کنتاکی AZB Hardin County, Kentucky BAR Хардин (окръг, Кентъки) Bulgarian হারডিন কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি BPY Comtat de Hardin (Kentucky) Catalan Hardin Gông (Kentucky) CDO Хардин (гуо, Кентукки) CE Hardin County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Kentucky) CEB Hardin County (Kentucky) Czech
Hardin County | |
|---|---|
 Hardin County courthouse in Elizabethtown | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°42′N 85°58′W / 37.7°N 85.96°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| Founded | 1792 |
| Named for | John Hardin |
| Seat | Elizabethtown |
| Largest city | Elizabethtown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 630 sq mi (1,600 km2) |
| • Land | 623 sq mi (1,610 km2) |
| • Water | 6.9 sq mi (18 km2) 1.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 110,702 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 112,273  |
| • Density | 180/sq mi (68/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
Hardin County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Elizabethtown.[1] The county was formed in 1792.[2] Hardin County is part of the Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the Louisville/Jefferson County—Elizabethtown-Bardstown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 110,702.[3]
Hardin County is known for being the birthplace of former U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, though the location is now part of neighboring LaRue County.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Hardin County". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. 2000. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2022.