Kentucky

Hardin

110,702
2020 population
1800
first census record
23
census records

About Hardin

Hardin, Kentucky, first appears in the United States federal census in 1800, when it recorded a population of 3,653. At the most recent census, in 2020, its population stood at 110,702.

The county's recorded population has risen across the decades to its highest level in 2020.

On the ground today, 15 documented military engagements have been recorded within the county, among them Action at Elizabethtown KY, Action at Elizabethtown Railroad Depot (Christmas Raid), Morgan's Raid on Elizabethtown (October 1862), and 90 places are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Population by decade

Census YearPopulationChart
2020110,702
2010105,543
200094,174
199089,240
198088,917
197078,421
196067,789
195050,312
194029,108
193020,913
192024,287
191022,696
190022,937
189021,304
188022,564
187015,705
186015,189
185014,525
184016,357
183012,849
182010,498
18107,531
18003,653
Source

Population data from the United States decennial census, U.S. Census Bureau (public domain).

Battles & engagements in Hardin

Military engagements that took place in Hardin, Kentucky.

Action at Elizabethtown KY
1862
Action at Elizabethtown Railroad Depot (Christmas Raid)
1862
Morgan's Raid on Elizabethtown (October 1862)
1862
Christmas Raid Kentucky 1862
1862
Morgan Raid – Elizabethtown
1862
Raid on Elizabethtown Kentucky (Morgan)
1862
Battle of Elizabethtown (Morgan's Raid December 1862)
1862
Action at Nolin Station (Hardin County)
1862
Morgan's Christmas Raid – Elizabethtown Attack
1862
Destruction of Muldraugh Hill Trestles
1862
Elizabethtown Kentucky
1862
Skirmish at Bacon Creek (Nelson/Hardin County)
1862
Wheeler at Elizabethtown (January 1863)
1863
Action at Elizabethtown (Wheeler Raid Jan 1863)
1863
Skirmish at Elizabethtown (1864 — Guerrilla Period)
1864

Historic places in Hardin

National Register of Historic Places listings in Hardin, Kentucky.

Fort Duffield
West Point
US Bullion Depository, Fort Knox, Kentucky
Fort Knox
Brown Pusey House Community Center
Elizabethtown
Carroll, Dr. Clyde, House
White Mills
Helm, Benjamin, House
Elizabethtown
Embry Chapel Church
Elizabethtown
Ditto, Abraham, House
West Point
West Point Historic District
West Point
Bland, William, House
Glendale
Bush, William, House
Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown Armory
Elizabethtown
Blue Ball Church
Howe Valley
Louisville-Nashville Turnpike Segment
Ft. Knox
Helm Place
Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown Courthouse Square and Commercial District
Elizabethtown
Ditto-Prewitt House
West Point
Arnold, Philip, House
Elizabethtown
First Presbyterian Church
Elizabethtown
Tichenor, William, House
Upton
Glendale Historic District
Glendale
Applegate-Fisher House
West Point
Christ Episcopal Church
Elizabethtown
Larue-Layman House
Elizabethtown
Bond, J. Roy, House
Elizabethtown
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Frequently asked about Hardin

When does Hardin first appear in the US census?
Hardin, Kentucky first appears in the federal census in 1800, with a recorded population of 3,653.
What is the population of Hardin?
At the most recent federal census (2020), Hardin had a recorded population of 110,702.
Were any battles fought in Hardin?
15 documented military engagements took place in Hardin, including Action at Elizabethtown KY, Action at Elizabethtown Railroad Depot (Christmas Raid), Morgan's Raid on Elizabethtown (October 1862).
How many historic places are in Hardin?
90 sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hardin, Kentucky.
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