The Elizabethtown–Fort Knox Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Kentucky, anchored by the city of Elizabethtown and the nearby

Fort Knox Fort Knox is a United States Army installation in Kentucky, south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. It is adjacent to the United States Bullion Depository, which is used to house a large portion of the United States' official gold res ...

Army post. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 155,572. The Elizabethtown–Fort Knox Metropolitan Statistical Area is part of the Louisville–Elizabethtown–

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, KY–IN Combined Statistical Area, which covers a 17-county area (eleven in Kentucky and six in Indiana). The Census Bureau officially changed the name of the metropolitan area from "Elizabethtown" to "Elizabethtown–Fort Knox" in 2013.

Counties

* Hardin * LaRue

Communities

Incorporated places

* Elizabethtown (Principal city) * Hodgenville *

Muldraugh Muldraugh is a home rule-class city in Meade and Hardin counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It lies on U.S. Route 31W north of Elizabethtown. The city limits are completely encompassed by the Fort Knox army base. The population was 947 as o ...

(partial) * Radcliff *

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* Vine Grove * West Point

Census-designated places

''Note: census-designated places are unincorporated.'' *

(principal city)

Unincorporated places

* Athertonville * Buffalo * Cecilia * Eastview *

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* Magnolia * Mt. Sherman * Rineyville * Stephensburg * Tonieville

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 107,547 people, 39,772 households, and 29,221 families residing within the MSA. This adds to over 100%. The racial makeup of the MSA was 83.57% White, 15.32% African American, 0.39% Native American, 1.59%

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, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 1.22% from other races, and 2.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or

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of any race were 3.07% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,900, and the median income for a family was $40,698. Males had a median income of $30,825 versus $21,390 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,676.

References

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