Trenton is a city in Todd County,

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

, United States. The population was 384 at the 2010 census.

History

Settled as Lewisburg in 1796, and incorporated in 1840. The city was renamed after

Trenton, New Jersey Trenton is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County, New Jersey, Mercer County. It was the federal capital, capital of the United States from November 1 until D ...

in 1819.

Geography

Trenton is located at (36.723246, -87.261209). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

Notable people

Musician and activist

Josephine Leavell Allensworth Josephine Leavell Allensworth, also known as Josie Allensworth (1855–1938), was an American musician, music teacher, and activist. She co-founded Allensworth, California with her husband, after a series of events, including the Great Depressio ...

was born in Trenton.

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* {{authority control Cities in Todd County, Kentucky Cities in Kentucky Populated places established in 1796 1796 establishments in Kentucky