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| Name | Hardin |
| Alt names | Hardin | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 37.7°N 85.967°W |
| Located in | Kentucky, United States (1793 - ) |
| See also | Edmonson, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Grayson, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hart, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | LaRue, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Meade, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Nelson, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Hardin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1793. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 105,543. Its county seat is at Elizabethtown. Hardin County is part of the Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area, part of the overall Louisville metro area.
The county is named for John Hardin, a Continental Army officer during the American Revolution. President Abraham Lincoln was born in what was then Hardin County near Hodgenville, now part of modern-day LaRue County.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1793 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1793 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1793 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1793 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1793 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1800 | 3,653
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| 1810 | 7,531
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| 1820 | 10,498
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| 1830 | 12,849
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| 1840 | 16,357
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| 1850 | 14,525
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| 1860 | 15,189
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| 1870 | 15,705
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| 1880 | 22,564
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| 1890 | 21,304
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| 1900 | 22,937
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| 1910 | 22,696
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| 1920 | 24,287
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| 1930 | 20,913
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| 1940 | 29,108
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| 1950 | 50,312
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| 1960 | 67,789
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| 1970 | 78,421
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| 1980 | 88,917
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| 1990 | 89,240
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External links
Hardin County KyGenWeb
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