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| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Hardin |
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| - Land | 24. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi (62. 3 km²) |
| - Water | 0. 3 sq mi (0. 8 km²) |
| Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 22,542 |
| - Density | 936. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/sq mi (361. 6/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 42701-42702 |
| Area code(s) | 270 |
| FIPS code | 21-24274 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0491640 |
Elizabethtown is a city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 270 presently serves the US state of Kentucky 's western counties Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Hardin County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 22,542 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hardin County[1]. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Hardin County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. It is the principal city of and is included in the Elizabethtown, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Louisville–Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Scottsburg, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area. The Elizabethtown Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Kentucky, anchored by the Jefferson County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Scottsburg is a city in Vienna Township, Scott County, Indiana, United States, about 30 miles (47 The Louisville-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg KY-IN Combined Statistical Area, created by the United States
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Geography
Elizabethtown is located at (37. 702674, −85. 866173)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 63. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 1 km² (24. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 mi²). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 62. 3 km² (24. 1 mi²) of it is land and 0. 8 km² (0. 3 mi²) of it (1. 27%) is water.
On the list (by population) of all metropolitan statistical areas as defined by the United States Census Bureau, Elizabethtown has a population of 22,542. Population estimates are current as of July 1, 2004. Metropolitan statistical area names are current as of December 1, 2005. Elizabethtown metropolitan area includes the unincorporated town of Rineyville, where Abraham Lincoln's school teacher lived. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal
History
Samuel Haycraft, Jr. , in his History of Elizabethtown, wrote in 1869: "For who can tell what Elizabethtown will be with her delightful location, her enterprising and energetic population, her railroad facilities, her fine water, and her surroundings of intelligent and gentlemanly farmers, the best fruit country in the world, and her future manufactories that must spring up, and when it becomes a large city it will be well to look back upon her starting point. "
Founded in July 1797, Elizabethtown is the Hardin County seat. In 1779, three early settlers, Capt. Thomas Helm, Col. Andrew Hynes, and Col. Andrew Hynes ( February 28, 1750 &ndash 1800) was a founder of Elizabethtown Kentucky, which town was named for his wife Samuel Haycraft, built forts with blockhouses to use as stockades for defense against Native Americans. The forts, being one mile apart, formed a triangle. At the time, there were no other settlements between the Ohio River and the Green River. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. Soon, however, other people came and settled around these forts.
Hardin County was established in 1793 and named for Colonel John Hardin, an Indian fighter who had been killed by Native Americans while on a peace mission with tribes in Ohio. It did not take long for the settlement to become an active community. In just a few years, professional men and tradesmen came to live in the area. In 1793, Colonel Hynes had thirty acres of land surveyed and laid off into lots and streets to establish Elizabethtown. Named in honor of the wife of Andrew Hynes, Elizabethtown was legally established on July 4, 1797.
Thomas Lincoln was a resident of Hardin County and helped Samuel Haycraft build a millrace at Haycraft's mill on Valley Creek. He married Nancy Hanks in 1806 and they lived in a log cabin built in Elizabethtown. Their daughter, Sarah, was born there in 1808. Soon after, they moved to the Sinking Spring Farm where Abraham Lincoln was born. Thomas Lincoln took his family to Indiana in 1816. After his wife died in 1818, he came back to Elizabethtown and married Sarah Bush Johnston. Sarah had the privilege of rearing ten year-old Abraham.
On March 5, 1850 the Commonwealth of Kentucky granted a charter to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company authorizing it to raise funds and built a railroad from Louisville to the Tennessee state line in the direction of Nashville. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. John L. Helm, the grandson of Capt. John LaRue Helm ( July 4, 1802 &ndash September 8, 1867) was the eighteenth and twenty-fourth governor of the U Thomas Helm, became the president of the railroad in October 1854 and through his efforts, the main stem of the road was built through Elizabethtown. The road was completed to Elizabethtown in 1858, the first train arriving on June 15, 1858. The opening of the railroad brought growth and prosperity to Elizabethtown. The community became one of the most important stops along the railroad and a strategic point during the Civil War. Joshua Jewett (September 30, 1815 - July 14, 1861) was a United States Representative from Kentucky who lived in Elizabethtown. Joshua Husband Jewett ( September 30, 1815 - July 14, 1861) was a United States Representative from Kentucky and the brother
On December 27, 1862, General John Hunt Morgan and his 3,000-man cavalry attacked Elizabethtown. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday John Hunt Morgan ( June 1, 1825 &ndash September 4, 1864) was a Confederate General and Cavalry officer in the During the battle more than 100 cannon balls were fired into the town. Although he successfully captured Elizabethtown, his goal was to disrupt the railroad. He proceeded north along the route of the railroad burning trestles and destroying sections of the track. After the battle, one cannon ball was lodged in the side of a building on the Public Square. The building later burned in 1887 and when it was rebuilt the cannon ball was replaced in the side of the building, as close to its original impact as possible, where it remains in the present day.
From 1871 to 1873, the Seventh Cavalry and a battalion of the Fourth Infantry, led by General George Armstrong Custer, were stationed in Elizabethtown. The battalions were stationed in the community to suppress the Ku Klux Klan and Carpet Baggers and to break up illegal distilleries which began to flourish in the South after the Civil War. General Custer and his wife, Elizabeth, lived in a small cottage behind Aunt Beck Hill's boarding house, now known as the Brown-Pusey House.
Today Elizabethtown is still a growing community. With a population of over 20,000 persons, the community has a growing industrial and commercial economy. There are also many cultural and recreational opportunities in the area, including the summer concert series at Freeman Lake Park, organized sports, and the Heartland Festival. The City Seal, with the inscription "Elizabethtown, Strong and Growing Since 1779" still rings true today.
Culture
The town is regionally referred to as "E-town. " It is notable as one of two larger towns (the other being Bowling Green) along I-65 between Louisville and Nashville. Bowling Green is the fourth-most populous City in the US state of Kentucky after Louisville, Lexington and Owensboro Interstate 65 (I-65 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States. The movie Elizabethtown (2005) was named after the town, even though the majority of the movie was filmed in Versailles and Louisville because Elizabethtown has lost most of its historic buildings in recent years due to development and sprawl. Elizabethtown is a 2005 American British Film written and directed by Cameron Crowe starring Orlando Bloom and The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper Versailles is a city in Woodford County, Kentucky, United States and is a suburb of Lexington.
Despite being in a dry county (Hardin), drink sales are allowed in restaurants seating at least 100 diners and deriving at least 70% of their total sales from food. A dry county is a County in the United States whose Government forbids the sale of Alcoholic beverages Some prohibit off-premises sale some Hardin County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. The locals refer to this as being a "damp" or "moist" county. In the United States, a moist county is a county on the "middle ground" between a Dry county (where the sale of Alcohol
Famous Elizabethtonians include Charles B. Middleton, who originated the character of Ming the Merciless in the Flash Gordon movie serials. Charles B Middleton ( October 3, 1874 – April 22, 1949) was an American stage and film actor Ming the Merciless is a Fictional character who first appeared in the Flash Gordon Comic strip in 1934 Flash Gordon is the hero of a Science fiction adventure Comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond, which was first published on January 7,
Transportation
The city is served by the airport at Addington Field (EKX) and the Elizabethtown Airport Board is currently exploring options to bring commercial services back to the city. Addington Field, also known as Elizabethtown Regional Airport, is a public Airport located four miles (6 km west of the Central business district
Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 22,542 people, 9,306 households, and 6,123 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 361. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/km² (936. 6/mi²). There were 10,043 housing units at an average density of 161. 1/km² (417. 3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86. 04% White, 9. 70% African American, 0. 30% Native American, 1. 89% Asian, 0. 06% Pacific Islander, 0. 56% from other races, and 1. 46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 79% of the population.
There were 9,306 households out of which 32. 5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48. 3% were married couples living together, 13. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34. 2% were non-families. 30. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 33 and the average family size was 2. 89.
In the city the population was spread out with 24. 9% under the age of 18, 9. 0% from 18 to 24, 30. 8% from 25 to 44, 21. 3% from 45 to 64, and 14. 0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91. 5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86. 5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,823, and the median income for a family was $45,399. Males had a median income of $32,406 versus $23,709 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,442. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 8. 5% of families and 10. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 6% of those under age 18 and 9. 1% of those age 65 or over.
In 2000, Hardin County, Kentucky and Larue County, Kentucky were defined as the Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area by the Bureau of the Census. Hardin County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. LaRue County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. The Elizabethtown Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Kentucky, anchored by the A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population It is part of the Louisville-Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area. The Louisville-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg KY-IN Combined Statistical Area, created by the United States
Education
Elizabethtown Independent Schools
- Elizabethtown High School
- T. A water tower, watershed, or elevated water tower is a large elevated water storage container K. Stone Middle School
- Morningside Elementary School
- Helmwood Heights Elementary School
- Valley View Educational Center
Overall, the Elizabethtown Independent School district ranks 15th in the state. The district is renowned for its long tradition of excellent academics. E. I. S. is also a member of the KY High Performing Districts' Alliance Project.
Hardin County Schools
The Hardin County Schools are another district that encompasses some of the city limits.
- Central Hardin High School
- John Hardin High School
- North Hardin High School
- Bluegrass Middle School
- East Hardin Middle School
- West Hardin Middle School
- James T. Central Hardin High School is located in Cecilia Kentucky, on the outskirts of Elizabethtown Kentucky a city of approximately 22500 John Hardin High School is a school in Elizabethtown Kentucky. North Hardin High School, located in Radcliff, Kentucky, boasts a student population of approximately 1500 Alton Middle School
- Radcliff Middle School
- G. C. Burkhead Elementary School
- Heartland Elementary School
- Lincoln Trail Elementary School
- Meadowview Elementary School
- New Highland Elementary School
- Parkway Elementary School
- Woodland Elementary School
Private schools
- Saint James Roman Catholic School
- Hardin Christian Academy
- Elizabethtown Christian Academy
Postsecondary education
Elizabethtown is home to Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, a member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Elizabethtown Christian Academy (or ECA) located in Elizabethtown Kentucky, is a non-denominational Christian school providing Christian education to students Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC located in Elizabethtown KY, is one of 16 two-year open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical Headquartered in Versailles Kentucky, USA the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS comprises 16 colleges with over 65 campuses and other locations open or
Sister City
Elizabethtown has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):
References
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External links
- Elizabethtown, Kentucky is at coordinates Coordinates:
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