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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 central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Elizabethtown. The county was formed in 1792. 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.
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.
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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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
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External links
Hardin County KyGenWeb
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