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Harrodsburg is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States.It is the seat of its county. [4] The population was 9,064 at the 2020 census.. Although Harrodsburg was formally established by the Virginia House of Burgesses after Boonesborough and was not incorporated by the Kentucky legislature until 1836, [5] it was honored by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the oldest ...
As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,772. [1] Its county seat is Harrodsburg. [2] The county was formed from Lincoln County, Virginia in 1785 [3] and is named for Revolutionary War General Hugh Mercer, who was killed at the Battle of Princeton in 1777. [4] It was formerly a prohibition or dry county.
Kentucky population density by census tract (2010), showing the concentration of settlement around Jefferson, Fayette and Kenton counties. The two-class system went into effect on January 1, 2015, following the 2014 passage of House Bill 331 by the Kentucky General Assembly and the bill's signing into law by Governor Steve Beshear. [4]
Today, 22 of the 120 counties have fewer than 10,000 residents, and half have fewer than 20,000. The 20 largest counties by population all have populations of 49,000 or higher, and just 7 of the 120 have a population of 100,000 or higher. The average county population, based on the estimated 2023 state population of 4.526 million, was 37,718.
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Harrodsburg lies to the west of Burgin along KY 152, and Danville lies to the south along KY 33. Burgin is located at the headwaters of Cane Run, which flows eastward into the Dix River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km 2), all land.
Salvisa is a census-designated place in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 420 as of the 2010 census. [3] Salvisa is located at the junction of U.S. Route 127 and Kentucky Route 1987, 10.7 miles (17.2 km) north of Harrodsburg. [4] Salvisa has a post office with ZIP code 40372, which opened on April 4, 1825. [5] [6]
As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,793. [1] Its county seat is Henderson. [2] The county was formed in 1798 [3] and named for Richard Henderson [4] who purchased 17,000,000 acres (69,000 km 2) of land from the Cherokee, part of which would later make up the county. Henderson County lies within the West Kentucky Coal Field area.