Christian County is a county in Kentucky, United States, anchored by Hopkinsville a few miles from the Tennessee border, in the far-western part of the state. It had a population of 72,748 at the 2020 census and covers 724 square miles (1,880 km2), centred near 36\u00b054\u2032N 87\u00b029\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Hopkinsville is the county seat, and its postal code is 42240. The county holds 5 incorporated cities, 4 census-designated places, and dozens of unincorporated communities, and it sits in the Central time zone. Christian County is the largest county in Western Kentucky and the second-largest by land area in the state, and it forms part of the Clarksville, TN–KY metropolitan area.<\/p>\n
Christian County has 5 incorporated cities — including the county seat, Hopkinsville, and the Fort Campbell gate city of Oak Grove — plus 4 census-designated places (CDPs) and roughly four dozen unincorporated communities and crossroads scattered across its rural townships. “CDP” marks a statistically defined but unincorporated population centre; “Unincorp.” marks a rural crossroads, hamlet, or place name with no municipal government. Two spellings of the same place, “La Fayette” and “LaFayette,” appeared in older records; the county’s incorporated city uses the single-word form and is listed once below.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkinsville<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 31,180<\/td>\n | 42240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oak Grove<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 7,931<\/td>\n | 42262<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crofton<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 42217<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| LaFayette<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 42254<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pembroke<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 42266<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cerulean<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 42215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fairview<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 42221<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fort Campbell North<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 42223<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gracey<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 42232<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Apex<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bainbridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bakersport<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Barkers Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bennettstown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Beverly<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Binns Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bluff Spring<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Canton Pike<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Carl<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Casky<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cavanaugh<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Church Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dogwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Edgoten<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Empire<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Era<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fearsville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fidelio<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fruit Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Garrettsburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Haleys Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hawkins<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hensleytown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Herndon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Honey Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Howel<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Julien<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kelly<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kennedy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Longview<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mannington<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Masonville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Merrittstown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Newstead<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ovil<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Peedee<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pennyrile Park<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasant Green Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasant Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Saint Elmo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sinking Fork<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stephenson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Walnut Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Brook<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\nZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the small unincorporated communities listed above use a Hopkinsville, Crofton, or Pembroke ZIP rather than one of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nChristian County lies in the Pennyrile (Pennyroyal) region of Western Kentucky, a gently rolling plateau underlain by karst limestone, with the West Fork of the Red River and the Little River draining much of the county toward the Cumberland River system. The southern edge of the county adjoins the U.S. Army’s Fort Campbell reservation, which straddles the Kentucky–Tennessee line.<\/p>\n Christian County borders Hopkins County<\/a> to the north, Muhlenberg County<\/a> to the northeast, Todd County<\/a> to the east, Montgomery County, Tennessee<\/a> to the southeast, Stewart County, Tennessee<\/a> to the southwest, Trigg County<\/a> to the west, and Caldwell County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n Christian County had 72,748 residents at the 2020 census, spread across 718 square miles of land for a density of roughly 101 people per square mile — low by national standards, though the county is far more urban than most of Western Kentucky thanks to Hopkinsville and the Fort Campbell military community. Hopkinsville, the seat, is by far the largest place at 31,180 residents; Oak Grove, adjoining Fort Campbell’s main gate, is second at 7,931. Median household income in the county runs below the Kentucky median of $61,118, reflecting Hopkinsville’s own reported figure of roughly $39,743; incomes are generally higher in Oak Grove and the rural east of the county.<\/p>\n Fort Campbell, home to the 101st Airborne Division, dominates the local economy even though most of the post itself sits in neighboring Trigg County and Tennessee — it is Hopkinsville’s single largest employer, with roughly 4,500 workers drawn from the area. Other major employers in and around the seat include the Christian County Board of Education, the auto-parts maker Martinrea, a Walmart regional distribution center, Jennie Stuart Health medical center, and Western State Hospital. Away from Hopkinsville and Oak Grove, the county remains largely agricultural, with grain, tobacco, and cattle farming across its rural east.<\/p>\n Christian County was organized in 1797 out of Logan County and named for Colonel William Christian, a Revolutionary War officer who had earlier settled near Louisville and was killed by Native American raiders in southern Indiana in 1786. Confederate cavalry burned the county courthouse during an 1864 raid on Hopkinsville. The county is best known nationally for the 1955 “Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter,” a widely reported UFO sighting near the small community of Kelly, and it lay on the path of greatest eclipse duration during the August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse.<\/p>\n The Pennyrile Parkway (US 41) runs north–south through the county into Hopkinsville, connecting with US 68\/80 east–west and continuing south toward Fort Campbell and Clarksville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Nashville International Airport, roughly 75 miles south via US 41 and I-24.<\/p>\n Where is Christian County, Kentucky?<\/strong> What is the population of Christian County?<\/strong> How big is Christian County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Christian County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Christian County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Christian County?<\/strong> |