County · Kentucky

Larue County

LaRue County is a county in the central region of the U.S. state of Kentucky, outside the Bluegrass Region and larger population centers. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,867. Its county seat is Hodgenville, which is best known as the birthplace of United States President Abraham Lincoln. The county was established on March 4, 1843, from the southeast portion of Hardin County. It was named for John P. LaRue, an early settler. LaRue County is included in the Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Louisville/Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Bardstown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area. It is a dry county.

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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)

Census ID (PID6): 165765
FIPS state: 21
FIPS county: 123
FIPS place: 99123
Census record name: COUNTY OF LARUE
Mailing address: 209 W HIGH ST, HODGENVILLE 42748