Hardyville, Kentucky

Hardyville is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hart County, Kentucky, United States, located east of Munfordville on U.S. Route 31E. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 156.[2]

Hardyville, Kentucky
Hardyville
Hardyville
Coordinates: 37°15′15″N 85°47′10″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHart
Area
  Total0.64 sq mi (1.66 km2)
  Land0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2)
  Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
702 ft (214 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total156
  Density247/sq mi (95.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP code
42746
Area code(s)270 & 364
FIPS code21-34660
GNIS feature ID493738[1]

A post office was established in the community in 1868.[3] It was named in honor of a series of popular stump speeches given at the crossroads during the 1850s by local politician James Greene Hardy, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1855 to 1856.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hardyville, Kentucky
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hardyville CDP, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  3. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 131–132. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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