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Population (year 2000): 2,874. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,796 (-2.7% change)
 

Males: 1,301  (45.3%)
Females: 1,573  (54.7%)

Larue County

Median resident age:  40.8 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 42748.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,000 (it was $25,132 in 2000)
Hodgenville  $25,000
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $62,900 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
Hodgenville  $62,900
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Hodgenville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.9%)
  • Black (11.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (21.3%), Irish (10.5%), English (9.6%), French (4.9%), German (4.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/18/1839

Elevation: 730 feet

Land area: 1.72 square miles.

Population density: 1619 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Hodgenville

  • High school or higher: 71.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hodgenville city

  • Never married: 22.6%
  • Now married: 51.9%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 13.7%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Hodgenville, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hodgenville to the number of sex offenders is 465 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Hodgenville:  0.6% ($422)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
Hodgenville satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Louisville, KY (45.5 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (324.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Magnolia-Upton, KY (7.6 miles ), Sonora, KY (11.2 miles ), Buffalo, KY (11.8 miles ), New Haven, KY (11.9 miles ), Elizabethtown, KY (12.6 miles ), Upton, KY (13.1 miles ), Hammonville, KY (13.5 miles ), Boston, KY (15.3 miles ).

Latitude: 37.57 N, Longitude: 85.74 W


123 people in nursing homes
71 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 270

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Population change in the 1990s: +54 (+1.9%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)


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Crime in Hodgenville by Year

Type 2004 2005 2006
Murders 010
    per 100,000 0.035.80.0
Rapes 210
    per 100,000 71.335.80.0
Robberies 223
    per 100,000 71.371.5106.8
Assaults 1325
    per 100,000 463.371.5177.9
Burglaries 21710
    per 100,000 748.4250.3355.9
Thefts 38914
    per 100,000 1354.2321.8498.2
Auto thefts 331
    per 100,000 106.9107.335.6
Arson N/A00
    per 100,000 N/A0.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 117.2) 286.2174.8115.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.51
US city average:  3.00

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Hodgenville-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 62% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.1 miles away from the Hodgenville city center killed 3 people and injured 81 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 41.4 miles away from the city center killed 31 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Hodgenville:
  • HARDIN MEMORIAL HOSP (about 13 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF CENTRAL KY (about 13 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY)
  • LINCOLN TRAIL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 23 miles; RADCLIFF, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Hodgenville, KY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hodgenville:
  • LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 41 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
  • BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 64 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
  • BLUE GRASS (about 85 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hodgenville:
  • ADDINGTON FIELD (about 15 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; ID: EKX)
  • SAMUELS FIELD (about 24 miles; BARDSTOWN, KY; ID: BRY)
  • TAYLOR COUNTY (about 34 miles; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; ID: AAS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hodgenville:
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,217)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 43 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
  • SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
  • BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
  • JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 51 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; FT enrollment: 4,355)
  • WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; FT enrollment: 12,806)
Public high school in Hodgenville:
  • LARUE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 701; Location: 925 S LINCOLN BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Hodgenville:
  • LARUE BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 39; Location: 2492 LINCOLN FARM ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Hodgenville:
  • HODGENVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 448; Location: 33 EAGLE LANE; Grades: KG - 04)
  • LARUE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 414; Location: 911 S LINCOLN BLVD; Grades: 07 - 08)
  • LARUE COUNTY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 344; Location: 917 S LINCOLN BLVD; Grades: 05 - 06)
Library in Hodgenville:
  • LARUE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $178,181; Location: 201 SOUTH LINCOLN BOULEVARD; 40,249 books; 641 audio materials; 507 video materials; 63 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Red Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Lincoln Museum Inc (66 Lincoln Square), United States Government - Interior Dept- National Park Service (Recreation Areas; 2995 Lincoln Farm Road), Rs Rodeo Company Inc. (Arcades & Amusements; 1592 Hawkins Road).

Hotels: Cruise Inn Motel (2768 Lincoln Farm Road), Olde Gait Farm And Bed & Breakfast (7281 Bardstown Rd).

Courts: Larue County - County Court Clerk (Court House), Larue County Circuit Court Clerk (Court House), Larue County - Circuit Court Judge (209 West High Street), Larue County - District Court Judges (209 West High Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Hodgenville and their reported violations in the past:

HODGENVILLE WATER WORKS (Population served: 5095, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (FEB-10-2006), St Public Notif requested (FEB-10-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-10-2006), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-10-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-10-2006), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-12-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-12-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-08-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-07-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-07-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.3%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.5%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  22.3%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.5%
Whole state:  6.6%

Hodgenville compared to Kentucky state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Hodgenville (2007 data):
  • The Lincoln National Bank of Hodgenville: The Lincoln Parkway Branch, The Lincoln National Bank Of Hodgenv, The Lincoln Plaza Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $129.2 mil, Deposits: $90.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Hambac, Inc.
  • Magnolia Bank, Incorporated: Hodgenville Branch at 794 Old Elizabethtown Road, branch established on 1981-02-02; Parkway Plaza Branch at 106 Lincoln Drive, branch established on 1988-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $108.4 mil, Deposits: $83.7 mil, headquarters in Magnolia, KY, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Magnolia Bancshares, Inc.
  • Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville: Hodgenville Branch at 637 S. Lincoln Blvd., branch established on 1979-02-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $563.7 mil, Deposits: $367.9 mil, headquarters in Shelbyville, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Lea M. Mcmullan Trust
  • Bank of Buffalo: Hodgenville Branch at 2375 Lincoln Farm Road, branch established on 2004-03-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $56.0 mil, Deposits: $41.6 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, KY, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Buffalo Bancshares, Inc.



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Hodgenville government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $320,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $400,000
    Sewerage: $250,000
    Police Protection: $209,000
    Central Staff Services: $177,000
    Regular Highways: $24,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $107,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,780,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,733,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $47,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $16,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $500,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $460,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $44,000
    All Other: $41,000
  • Tax - NEC: $190,000
    Individual Income: $159,000
    Property: $155,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $400,000

7.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,384 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.94%
Kentucky average:  6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hardin County, KY  3.42% ($28,299 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, KY  0.53% ($27,154)
from Nelson County, KY  0.45% ($33,182)


7.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,805 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.08%
Kentucky average:  6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hardin County, KY  2.97% ($28,944 average AGI)
to Hart County, KY  0.58% ($20,857)
to Nelson County, KY  0.52% ($22,800)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hodgenville:
  • WXAM (1430 AM; 1 kW; BUFFALO, KY; Owner: MARK GOODMAN PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIEL (1400 AM; 1 kW; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: ELIZABETHTOWN CBC, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hodgenville:
  • WKMO (106.3 FM; HODGENVILLE, KY; Owner: ELIZABETHTOWN CBC, INC.)
  • WKUE (90.9 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WASE (103.5 FM; RADCLIFF, KY; Owner: W & B BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQXE (98.3 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: SKYTOWER COMMUNICATIONS-E'TOWN, INC.)
  • WTHX (107.3 FM; LEBANON JUNCTION, KY; Owner: ELIZABETHTOWN CBC, INC.)
  • WLVK (105.5 FM; FORT KNOX, KY; Owner: BIG CAT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJIE-FM (88.5 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: EVANGEL SCHOOLS, INC.)
  • WAMZ (97.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJCR-FM (90.1 FM; UPTON, KY; Owner: FM 90.1, INC.)
  • WRZI (101.5 FM; VINE GROVE, KY; Owner: ELIZABETHTOWN CBC, INC.)
  • WGRK-FM (103.1 FM; GREENSBURG, KY; Owner: GREEN COUNTY CBC, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hodgenville:
  • WKZT-TV (Channel 23; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W39CJ (Channel 39; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBKI-TV (Channel 34; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)

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