Hardin County, Kentucky

Hardin County is a located in the  of. It was formed in 1793. As of 2000, the population was 94,174. Its is at Elizabethtown. The county is named for, a officer during the. was born in what was then Hardin County near Hodgenville, now part of modern-day.

Hardin County is a limited, meaning that sale of alcohol in the county is prohibited except by the drink in restaurants seating at least 100 diners in the cities of and , and at the Pine Valley Golf Resort.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,631 (630 ). 1,626 km² (628 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.30%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 94,174 people, 34,497 households, and 25,355 families residing in the county. The was 58/km² (150/sq mi). There were 37,673 housing units at an average density of 23/km² (60/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 81.99%, 11.87% or , 0.42% , 1.80% , 0.22% , 1.35% from , and 2.35% from two or more races. 3.35% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 34,497 households out of which 38.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 22.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.07. The largest metropolitan area in the county is the City of.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 31.50% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,744, and the median income for a family was $43,610. Males had a median income of $30,743 versus $22,688 for females. The for the county was $17,487. About 8.20% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the, including 13.50% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.