Hart County is a county in Kentucky, United States, home to a portion of Mammoth Cave National Park in its western reaches. It had a population of 19,288 at the 2020 census and covers 418 square miles (1,080 km2), of which 412 square miles (1,070 km2) are land and 5.8 square miles (15 km2) are water, centred near 37\u00b017\u2032N 85\u00b053\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Munfordville is the county seat, and its postal code is 42765. Horse Cave is the county’s largest city. Hart County has 2 incorporated cities, 1 census-designated place, and roughly 40 other named communities and crossroads. It sits in the Central time zone; the FIPS county code is 21099.<\/p>\n
Hart County’s settlements range from its two incorporated cities to dozens of small unincorporated communities scattered across its farmland and karst terrain. The table below lists incorporated places, the county’s one CDP, and other named communities carried over from historic county records; “Perryville” from the old list is dropped as an out-of-county duplicate \u2014 Kentucky’s Perryville, site of the 1862 Battle of Perryville, sits in Boyle County, not Hart. All other names on the old list are carried over.<\/p>\n Smaller communities such as Bee, Rowletts, and Three Springs share the ZIP of their nearest post office town rather than carrying their own code.<\/p>\n Hart County lies in the Pennyroyal Plateau of south-central Kentucky, a karst landscape of sinkholes, caves, and the Green River, which crosses the county’s western half. A portion of Mammoth Cave National Park sits in western Hart County. The Nolin River runs through the eastern part of the county before joining the Green River near Woodsonville.<\/p>\n Hart County borders Hardin County<\/a> to the north, LaRue County<\/a> to the northeast, Green County<\/a> to the east, Metcalfe County<\/a> to the southeast, Barren County<\/a> to the south, Edmonson County<\/a> to the west, and Grayson County to the northwest.<\/p>\n Hart County had 19,288 residents at the 2020 census. Its two largest communities are Horse Cave, with 2,346 people, and Munfordville, the county seat, with 1,613. Hart County’s median household income runs below the Kentucky median of $61,118, reflecting the county’s largely rural, agricultural economy. Population density is roughly 47 people per square mile.<\/p>\n Agriculture remains central to Hart County’s economy, with cattle, tobacco, corn, and soybeans grown across its farmland. Tourism tied to Mammoth Cave National Park and the Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo near Horse Cave draws visitors through the county. Hart County is a “dry” county, prohibiting the retail sale of alcohol.<\/p>\n Hart County was formed in 1819 from parts of Hardin and Barren counties. It is named for Captain Nathaniel G. S. Hart, a Kentucky militia officer in the War of 1812 who was wounded at the Battle of Frenchtown and killed in the River Raisin Massacre in 1813. During the Civil War, Confederate forces won the Battle of Munfordville in September 1862, a Confederate victory that briefly cut the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.<\/p>\n Interstate 65 runs north–south through the eastern part of Hart County, with an interchange serving Horse Cave and Munfordville. U.S. Route 31E also crosses the county.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Bowling Green–Warren County Regional Airport.<\/p>\n Where is Hart County, Kentucky?<\/strong> What is the population of Hart County?<\/strong> How big is Hart County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Hart County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Hart County?<\/strong>Unincorp.<\/code> marks places with no municipal government.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n \nPlace<\/th>\n Type<\/th>\n Pop.<\/th>\n ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n Munfordville<\/td>\n City · seat<\/td>\n 1,613<\/td>\n 42765<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Horse Cave<\/td>\n City<\/td>\n 2,346<\/td>\n 42749<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Hardyville<\/td>\n CDP<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n 42746<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bee<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Big Windy<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bonnieville<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n 42713<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bunnell Crossing<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Canmer<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n 42722<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Cub Run<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n 42729<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Defries<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Dogcreek<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Forestville<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Glen Lily<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Hammonville<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n High Hickory<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Hinesdale<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Jonesville<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Kessinger<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n LeGrande<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Leitchfield Crossing<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Lines Mill<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Linwood<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Logsdon Valley<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Lone Star<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Macon<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Monroe<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mount Beulah<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Northtown<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Pascal<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Pike View<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Powder Mill<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Priceville<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rex<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Riders Mill<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rio<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Roseburg<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rowletts<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Seymour<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Three Springs<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Tom Johns Crossing<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Uno<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Vento<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Wabash<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Whickerville<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Winesap<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Woodsonville<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n
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It is in south-central Kentucky, along Interstate 65 between Elizabethtown and Bowling Green.<\/p>\n
19,288 at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n
418 square miles (1,080 km2), including 5.8 square miles of water.<\/p>\n
Munfordville is the county seat; Horse Cave is the county’s largest city.<\/p>\n
Two incorporated cities, Munfordville and Horse Cave, plus the CDP of Hardyville and dozens of smaller unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n