Elizabethtown is a city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States, and its county seat. The population was 31,394 at the 2020 census, making it the ninth-most populous city in the state. It is the principal city of the Elizabethtown metropolitan area, which is included in the Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Madison, Kentucky-Indiana combined statistical area. The Elizabethtown metropolitan area had a population of 125,569 in 2020. Elizabethtown is a home-rule class city under Kentucky law.
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Elizabethtown
Hardin County, KY
Population
31,425
Walk Score
71 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$847
Median home value
$207,800
Founded
1797
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Elizabethtown Courthouse Square and Commercial District · listed 1980
- Hazel Hill · listed 1988
- Montgomery Avenue Historic District · listed 1988
Notable landmarks
- Arnold, Philip, House · listed 1988
- Bond, J. Roy, House · listed 1988
- Brown Pusey House Community Center · listed 1974
- Bush, William, House · listed 1988
- Christ Episcopal Church · listed 1988
- Elizabethtown Armory · listed 2002
- Elizabethtown City Cemetery · listed 1997
- Embry Chapel Church · listed 1988
- First Baptist Church · listed 1974
- First Presbyterian Church · listed 1988
- Hagan House · listed 1988
- Harrison, Fannie, Farm · listed 2008
- Helm Place · listed 1976
- Helm, Benjamin, House · listed 1988
- Helm, John B., House · listed 1988
- Hills, Jonathan, House · listed 2009
- Kerrick, W. T., House · listed 1988
- Larue-Layman House · listed 1988
- Lincoln Heritage House · listed 1973
- May, David L., House · listed 1988
- McKinney-Helm House · listed 1988
- Montgomery, William, House · listed 1988
- Morrison Lodge · listed 1988
- Nall House · listed 1988
- Penniston House · listed 1988
- …and 11 more
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