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Hardin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 105,543. Its county seat is at Elizabethtown. The county was formed in 1793. Hardin County is part of the Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the Louisville/Jefferson County—Elizabethtown-Madison, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area. History Hardin County was established in 1793 from land given by Nelson County. Hardin was the 15th Kentucky county in order of formation. The county is named for Col. John Hardin, a Continental Army officer during the American Revolution and a brother of the Capt. William Hardin who founded Hardinsburg. Courthouse fires destroyed county records in 1864 and again in 1932. The present courthouse dates from 1934. Geography According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 630.14 square miles (1,632.1 km2), of which 623.28 square miles (1,614.3 km2) (or 98.91%) is land and 6.86 square miles (17.8 km2) (or 1.09%) is water.
Adjacent counties Hardin County borders a total of nine counties, the most counties total, and the most counties in Kentucky, among the state’s 120 counties. Jefferson County (Louisville) & Bullitt County (northeast) Nelson County (east) LaRue County (southeast) Hart County (south) Grayson County (southwest) Breckinridge County (west) Meade County (northwest) Harrison County, Indiana (northern point) Hardin County appears on the List of counties bordering eight or more counties. Demographics Historical population Census Pop. %± 1800 3,653 — 1810 7,531 106.2% 1820 10,498 39.4% 1830 12,849 22.4% 1840 16,357 27.3% 1850 14,525 −11.2% 1860 15,189 4.6% 1870 15,705 3.4% 1880 22,564 43.7% 1890 21,304 −5.6% 1900 22,937 7.7%
1910 22,696 −1.1% 1920 24,287 7.0% 1930 20,913 −13.9% 1940 29,108 39.2% 1950 50,312 72.8% 1960 67,789 34.7% 1970 78,421 15.7% 1980 88,917 13.4% 1990 89,240 0.4% 2000 94,174 5.5% 2010 105,543 12.1% Est. 2012 107,025 1.4% U.S. Decennial Census 2012 Estimate As of the census of 2010, there were 105,543 people, 39,853 households, and 28,288 families residing in the county. The population density was 167.5 per square mile (64.7 / km2). There were 43,261 housing units at an average density of 68.7 per square mile (26.5 / km2). The racial makeup of the county was 80.5% White (77.8% non-Hispanic), 11.6% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.5% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.0% of the popula-
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males had a median income of $30,743 versus $22,688 for females. About 8.20% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.50% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over. Cities and towns Incorporated places Elizabethtown Muldraugh - mostly in Meade County Radcliff Sonora
There were 39,853 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.0% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.04.
Upton - partly in LaRue County Vine Grove West Point
The age distribution was 25.97% under 18, 9.93% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of census-designated places age or older. The median age was 35.0 years. For every 100 Note: Census-designated placfemales there were 100.41 es are unincorporated. males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were Fort Knox - a military base 102.54 males. (partly in Meade County and Bullitt County) Complete economic data from the 2010 Census has not yet Unincorporated places been released. According to the 2010 Census, the median Big Spring income for a household in the Blue Ball county was $43,421, and the Cecilia median income for a family was Colesburg $55,151. The per capita income Dever Hollow for the county was $23,744. ReEastview maining economic data is from Glendale the 2000 Census. At that time,
Harcourt Howell Spring Hardin Springs Howevalley Mill Creek New Fruit Nolin
Quaker Valley Red Mills Rineyville St. John Star Mills Stephensburg Summitt
Tip Top Tunnel Hill Vertrees White Mills Youngers Creek
Economy The economy of Hardin County is largely dominated by the adjacent Fort Knox Military Installation. The Army Human Resource Center, the largest construction project in the history of Fort Knox, began in November 2007. It’s a $185 million, threestory, 880,000-square-foot (82,000 m2) complex, sitting on 104 acres (0.42 km2). As many as 2,100 new permanent human resources, information
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technology, and administrative ty has voted to allow alcohol white-collar civilian profes- sales in qualifying restaurants. sionals will be working there. In the case of Hardin County, Elizabethtown, Radcliff, and Officials expect that as many Vine Grove all voted to allow as 12,000 people, including the off-premises sales in October families of soldiers and civilian 2011. West Point has voted workers to relocate to the area to allow sale of alcohol by the as a result of the Fort Knox re- drink in restaurants that seat at alignment. least 50 and derive at least 70% of their revenue from food (inApproximately $1 billion in cluding non-alcoholic beverfederal and state construction ages). funds are scheduled for Fort Governance Knox, and in the surrounding areas by the end of 2011. The formal government structure of Hardin County consists Gov. Steve Beshear of Ken- of a Fiscal Court along with tucky announced the creation six incorporated cities. Elizaof a task force to help Hardin bethtown is the county seat. County, and the surrounding In 2010, the Hardin County counties prepare for the Fort Government, led by Hardin Knox realignment. The group County Judge/Executive Harry is “designed to meet specific Berry, commissioned a study needs” in areas such as trans- entitled, “Hardin County Viportation, economic develop- sion Project,” in part to explore ment, education, water and the benefits of consolidated sewer availability, and area government in the county. wide planning. The growth of the area and the changes expected due to the Hardin County is classified by realignment of Fort Knox led the Kentucky Department of to the study. Hardin County Alcoholic Beverage Control United, a volunteer-led organi(ABC) as both a moist county zation, was established to conand a “limited dry county”. sider the findings of this project Under ABC terminology, a and develop recommendations “moist county” is an otherwise for the future of government in dry county in which at least the county. one city has voted to allow sale Education of alcoholic beverages for offK-12 premises consumption. The word “limited” means that at Three public school districts least one city within the counoperate in the county:
The Hardin County Schools serve K-12 students in most of the county, with the exception of (most of) Elizabethtown, Fort Knox, West Point. The district operates seven elementary schools, five middle schools, and three high schools. The Elizabethtown Independent Schools serve students in most of the city of Elizabethtown; however, some areas are instead served by the Hardin County district. The district operates three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. West Point Independent School District is an independent school district with a K-8 school serving the West Point area, which is cut off from the rest of Hardin County by Fort Knox. The West Point School District contracts with the Elizabethown Independent Schools in order for West Point’s 9-12th grade students to attend Elizabethtown High School. Five private schools also operate in the county, St. James Catholic School, Gloria Dei Lutheran School (LCMS), Elizabethtown Christian Academy, North Hardin Christian School, and Hardin Christian Academy. The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA),
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through its Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools subagency, operates four schools on the Fort Knox base for military dependents. DDESS has one elementary school (grades K-5), one intermediate school (1-5), one middle school (6-8), and one high school (9-12) on base. After the Army inactivated a combat brigade, resulting in the relocation of 3,500 soldiers and their families from the base, DoDEA closed four other schools—three elementary schools and one intermediate school—at the end of the 2013–14 school year. At that time, DoDEA also restructured the grades at all of the remaining schools except the high school.
Elizabethtown, Kentucky Elizabethtown is a class 2 city in Hardin County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was estimated at 29,335 by the United States Census in 2012, making it the 10thlargest city in the state. It is included in (and the principal city of) the Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Louisville–Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Scottsburg, Kentucky-Indiana Combined Statistical Area.Geography
Abraham Lincoln’s school teacher, Zachariah Riney lived; and other communities such as Vine Grove, Glendale, Sonora, West Point, and Upton. Climate
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.8 square miles (67 km2), of which 25.4 square miles (66 km2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1 km2) (1.77%) A new $16-million Fort Knox is water. High School, a two-story, stateof-the-art facility that united On the list (by population) of the existing vocational school all metropolitan statistical arwith the current gymnasium, eas as defined by the United creating a connected campus States Census Bureau, Elizawas completed in 2008, with bethtown has a population of dedication on August 7, 2008. 28,531. Population estimates The remaining parts of the old are current as of the 2010 Cenhigh school were then demol- sus. Metropolitan statistical ished.[ area names are current as of Postsecondary education December 1, 2005. The Elizabethtown metropolitan area Elizabethtown is home to Eliz- includes Radcliff, a city of alabethtown Community and most the same size as ElizaTechnical College, a member bethtown; the housing areas of the Kentucky Community of the Fort Knox Military Inand Technical College System. stallation; the unincorporated town of Rineyville, where
Samuel Haycraft Jr., in his 1869 History of Elizabethtown, wrote: “For who can tell what Elizabethtown will be with her delightful location, her enterprising and energetic population, her railroad facilities, her fine water, and her surroundings of intelligent and gentlemanly farmers, the best fruit country in the world, and her future manufactories that must spring up, and when it becomes a large city it will be well to look back upon her starting point.” Established in 1793, the county was named for Colonel John Hardin, an Indian fighter who worked with tribes in the local area. In a few years, professional men and tradesmen came to live in the area. In 1793, Colonel Hynes had 30 acres (120,000 m2) of land (until then known
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Elizabethtown has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated “Cfa” on climate maps. History
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as the Severn’s Valley Settlement) surveyed and laid off into lots and streets to establish Elizabethtown. Named in honor of his wife, Elizabethtown was legally established in 1797. Thomas Lincoln helped Samuel Haycraft build a millrace at Haycraft’s mill on Valley Creek. After Lincoln married Nancy Hanks in 1806, they lived in a log cabin built in Elizabethtown. Their daughter, Sarah, was born there in 1807. Soon after, they moved to the Sinking Spring Farm, where Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809. Thomas Lincoln took his family to Indiana in 1816. After his wife died in 1818, he returned to Elizabethtown and married Sarah Bush Johnston, widowed since 1816. She and her three children accompanied Thomas back to Indiana, where Sarah was stepmother to Thomas’ two children. On March 5, 1850, the Commonwealth of Kentucky granted a charter to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company authorizing it to raise funds and built a railroad from Louisville to the Tennessee state line in the direction of Nashville. John L. Helm, the grandson of Capt. Thomas Helm, became the president of the railroad in October 1854; he directed construction of the main stem of the rail line
through Elizabethtown. The rail line was completed to Elizabethtown in 1858, with the first train arriving on June 15, 1858. The opening of the railroad brought economic growth to Elizabethtown, which became an important trade center along the railroad and a strategic point during the Civil War.
bethtown. The military were assigned to suppress the local Ku Klux Klan under the Enforcement Acts, as their members had been attacking freedmen and other Republicans. They also broke up illegal distilleries, which began to flourish in the South after the Civil War. General Custer and his wife Elizabeth lived in a small cottage behind Aunt Beck Hill’s On December 27, 1862, Con- boarding house, now known as federate General John Hunt the Brown-Pusey House. Morgan and his 3,000-man Culture cavalry attacked Elizabethtown. During the battle, more The town is regionally referred than 100 cannonballs were to as “E-town” (sometimes fired into the town. Although with an apostrophe in place of he successfully captured Eliza- the dash). It is notable as one of bethtown, Morgan’s chief goal two larger towns (the other bewas to disrupt the railroad ing Bowling Green) along I-65 and northern transportation. between Louisville and NashHe proceeded north along ville. The movie Elizabethtown the railroad, burning trestles (2005) was named after the and destroying sections of the town; most of the footage was track. After the battle, one can- filmed in Versailles and Lounonball was found lodged in isville because Elizabethtown the side of a building on the has lost much of its historic arpublic square. After the build- chitecture in recent years due ing burned in 1887 and was to commercial development. rebuilt, the cannonball was reAlcohol sales placed in the side wall, as close to its original site as possible, Despite the county being a dry where it remains in the present county, alcoholic drink sales day. have long been allowed in restaurants seating at least 100 From 1871 to 1873 during the diners and deriving at least Reconstruction era, the Sev- 70% of their total sales from enth Cavalry and a battalion food. The locals classify this as of the Fourth Infantry, led by a “damp” or “moist” county. General George Armstrong Custer, were stationed in Eliza- As of October 4, 2011 the resi-
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dents of Elizabethtown, Radcliff, and Vine Grove voted to allow for the expansion of package alcohol sales within the city limits of each of the respective cities. Businesses in all three cities will be able to now sell package liquor, wine, and beer due to the results of this special election, if they are issued the appropriate licenses by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Elizabethtown is no longer in a dry county. It’s a semi-wet county meaning no bars, but alcohol sales are permitted in more than just restaurants. Transportation The city is served by the Elizabethtown Regional Airport (EKX) and the Elizabethtown Airport Board is currently exploring options to bring commercial services to the city. Demographics Historical population Census Pop. %± 1860 556 — 1870 1,743 213.5% 1880 2,526 44.9% 1890 2,260 −10.5% 1900 1,861 −17.7% 1910 1,970 5.9% 1920 2,530 28.4% 1930 2,590 2.4% 1940 3,567 37.7% 1950 5,807 62.8% 1960 9,641 66.0% 1970 11,748
21.9% 1980 15,380 30.9% 1990 18,167 18.1% 2000 22,542 24.1% 2010 28,531 26.6% U.S. Census Bureau As of the census of 2010, there were 28,531 people, 15,711 households, and 9,345 families residing in the city. The population density was 936.6/ mi2 (361.6/km2). There were 12,664 housing units at an average density of 490.5/mi² (189.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.4% White (78.1% non-Hispanic), 19.6% African American, 0.34% Native American, 2.6% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 1.3% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 4.3% of the population. There were 15,711 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.3% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94. The age distribution was 25.1% under 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 35.4 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males. Full economic data for Kentucky locations from the 2010 Census has not yet been released. As of the 2010 Census, median income for a household in the city was $40,720, and the median income for a family was $54,699. Full-time male workers had a median income of $43,406 versus $30,310 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,627. As of the 2000 Census, about 8.5% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over. In 2000, Hardin County, Kentucky and Larue County, Kentucky were defined as the Elizabethtown, Metropolitan Statistical Area by the Bureau of the Census. It is part of the Louisville-Jefferson CountyElizabethtown-Scottsburg,
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KY-IN Combined Statistical bethtown but has a mailing adArea. dress of Cecilia. Education Private schools Elizabethtown Independent Schools Saint James Catholic Regional School Elizabethtown High School Elizabethtown Christian T.K. Stone Middle School Academy Morningside Elementary Gloria Dei Lutheran School School Helmwood Heights ElemenPost-secondary education tary School Valley View Educational Elizabethtown is home to ElizCenter abethtown Community and Technical College, a member Hardin County Schools of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. The Hardin County Schools are It also has an extended campus another district that encom- of Western Kentucky Univerpasses some of the city limits. sity as well as Empire Beauty School formerly the Hair DeHere are the schools located sign School on Westport Road. within the City limits: Sister city Bluegrass Middle School Elizabethtown has one sister Central Hardin High School city, as designated by Sister G.C. Burkhead Elementary Cities International: School Heartland Elementary School Japan Kori, Fukushima, JaLincoln Trail Elementary pan School New Highland Elementary Churches School The first Baptist settlement Although John Hardin High west of the Alleghany MounSchool has an Elizabethtown tains was in Elizabethtown at mailing address, and some Severns Valley Baptist Church, Elizabethtown residents are named after the first name of zoned into that school, it actu- Elizabethtown. Catholics came ally lies within the city limits west from Nelson County of neighboring Radcliff. Con- and settled at Colesburg at St. versely, Central Hardin High is Claire Parish before coming to within the city limits of Eliza- St. James Parish in Elizabeth-
town. Lucinda Helm helped bring United Methodists into Elizabethtown and they immortalized her in naming the Helm Memorial United Methodist Church, today simply called MUMC. More than 12 denominations are represented by over 100 churches in Elizabethtown. Prominent natives and residents Victor and Cathy Moseley, Petitioners in Trademark Dilution case heard by Supreme Court Moseley v. V Secret Catalog Inc., 537 U.S. 418 (2003) Nathan Adcock, current MLB pitcher for the Kansas City Royals Philip Arnold, confidence trickster, most famous for the diamond hoax of 1872 Ben M. Bogard, clergyman, founder of the American Baptist Association, born in Elizabethtown in 1868 Mark Bradley (baseball), an outfielder for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1981-1983. John Y. Brown, 31st Governor of Kentucky and former Representative of Kentucky’s 2nd district (1873–1877) & 5th district (1859–1861) Brandon Deaderick, NFL defensive tackle drafted by the New England Patriots and currently plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars Steve Delabar, MLB relief
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pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays Greg Downs, award-winning author Benjamin Hardin Helm, Brigadier General, Confederate States Army John LaRue Helm, 18th and 24th Governor of Kentucky Walter Dee Huddleston, U.S. Senator from 1973 to 1985 Andrew Hynes, founder of Elizabethtown, which he named after his wife Steve Jameson, award-winning painter and children’s book illustrator Joshua Jewett, former Representative of the 5th district, (1855–1859) Keen Johnson, 45th Governor of Kentucky Sarah Bush Johnston, second wife of Thomas Lincoln and stepmother to President Abraham Lincoln Thomas Lincoln, father of President Abraham Lincoln Douglas Lucas, singer-songwriter and musician with Sony/ ATV Music Publishing Charles B. Middleton, stage and film actor, famous for his role as Ming the Merciless in the Flash Gordon movie serials Kenny Perry, professional PGA Tour golfer Todd Perry, former NFL offensive guard for the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins Kelly Rutherford, film actress, famous for her roles on Generations, Melrose Place,
Gossip Girl and The Adven- It has also been known as Hill tures of Brisco County, Jr. House and as Aunt Beck’s. It Chris Todd, Auburn Tigers was listed on the National Regquarterback ister of His toric Places in 1974; the listing In Fiction includes just one contributing building but a 9.9-acre (4.0 ha) The final battle between hu- area. It has served as a hotel mans and the Mothman-like aliens takes place in Elizabethtown in the science fiction novel Dark Wings. Brown Pusey House Community Center The Brown Pusey House, now the Brown Pusey House Community Center, is a historic home built by John Y. Hill at 128 N. Maine St. in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. It was built in 1825 and includes Georgian and Federal architecture.
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Fort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. The 109,000 acre (170 mi.sq, 441 km.sq) base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin, and Meade counties. It currently holds the Army human resources Center of Excellence to include the Army Human Resources Command, United States Army Cadet Command and the United States Army Accessions Command. For 60 years, Fort Knox was the home of the U.S. Army Armor Center and the U.S. Army Armor School (now relocated to Fort Benning, Georgia as a result of BRAC action), and was used by both the Army and the Marine Corps to train crews on the M1 Abrams main battle tank. The history of the U.S. Army’s Cavalry and Armored forces, and of General George S. Patton’s career, can be found at the General George Patton Museum on the grounds of Fort Knox. 1.
Bullion Depository
designated place (CDP), which had a population of 12,377 at the 2000 census and 10,124 at the 2010 census. Patton Museum The George S. Patton Museum and Center of Leadership at Fort Knox includes an exhibit highlighting leadership issues that arose from the attacks of September 11, 2001, which includes two firetrucks. One of them, designated Foam 161, was partially charred and melted in the attack upon the Pentagon. Fort Knox is also the location of the United States Army’s Human Resources Command’s Timothy Maude Center of Excellence, which was named in honor of Timothy Maude, the highest-ranking member of the U.S. military to die in the attacks of September 11, 2001. In 2012, the U.S. Army Armor School was relocated to “The Maneuver Center of Excellence” at FT Benning, GA. 2.
History
1. Fortification The United States Department of the Treasury has maintained Fortifications were constructed the Bullion Depository on the near the site in 1861, during the post since 1937. Civil War when Fort Duffield This facility is operated solely was constructed. Fort Duffield by the Treasury Department. was located on what was known as Muldraugh Hill on Parts of the base in Hardin and a strategic point overlooking Meade counties form a census- the confluence of the Salt and
Ohio Rivers and the Louisville and Nashville Turnpike. The area was contested by both Union and Confederate forces. Bands of organized guerrillas frequently raided the area during the war. John Hunt Morgan the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry for the Confederate Army raided the area before staging his famous raid on Indiana and Ohio known as Morgan’s Raid. 2.
Post war
After the war, the area now occupied by the Army was home to various small communities. In October 1903, military maneuvers for the Regular Army and the National Guards of several states were held at West Point, Kentucky and the surrounding area. In April 1918, field artillery units from Camp Zachary Taylor arrived at West Point for training. 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) near the village of Stithton were leased to the government and construction for a permanent training center was started in July 1918. 3.
New camp
The new camp was named after Henry Knox, the Continental Army’s chief of artillery during the Revolutionary War and the country’s first Secretary of War. The camp was extended by the purchase of a further 40,000
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acres (16,000 ha) in June 1918 and construction properly began in July 1918. The building program was reduced following the end of the war and reduced further following cuts to the army in 1921 after the National Defense Act of 1920. The camp was greatly reduced and became a semipermanent training center for the 5th Corps Area for Reserve Officer training, the National Guard, and Citizen’s Military Training Camps (CMTC). For a short while, from 1925 to 1928, the area was designated as “Camp Henry Knox National Forest.” 4.
Air Corps use
The post contains an airfield, called Godman Army Airfield, that was used by the United States Army Air Corps, and its successor, the United States Army Air Forces as a training base during World War II. It was used by the Kentucky Air National Guard for several years after the war until they relocated to Standiford Field in Louisville. The airfield is still in use by the United States Army Aviation Branch. 5.
Mechanized military unit occupation
was turned into a permanent garrison in January 1932 and renamed Fort Knox. The 1st Cavalry Regiment arrived later in the month to become the 1st Cavalry Regiment (Mechanized). In 1936 the 1st was joined by the 13th to become the 7th Cavalry Brigade (Mechanized). The site quickly became the center for mechanization tactics and doctrine. The success of the German mechanized units at the start of World War II was a major impetus to operations at the fort. A new Armored Force was established in July 1940 with its headquarters at Fort Knox with the 7th Cavalry Brigade becoming the 1st Armored Division. The Armored Force School and the Armored Force Replacement Center were also sited at Fort Knox in October 1940, and their successors remained there until 2010, when the Armor School moved to Fort Benning, Georgia. The site was expanded to cope with its new role. By 1943, there were 3,820 buildings on 106,861 acres (43,245 ha). A third of the base has been torn down within the last ten years, with another third slated by 2010.
and wounding two before attempting suicide, shooting and severely wounding himself. The shooting occurred at Fort Knox’s Training Support Center. Prior to the incident, Hill’s coworkers claimed they were afraid of a mentally unstable person who was at work. Arthur Hill died on October 21 of his selfinflicted wound. 7.
2013 shooting
On April 3, 2013, a civilian employee was shot and killed in a parking lot at the base. Investigators were seeking to question a man in connection with the shooting. The victim was an employee of the United States Army Human Resources Command and was transported to the Ireland Army Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. This shooting caused a temporary lock-down that was lifted around 7 p.m. on the same day. Marquinta E. Jacobs, a soldier stationed at Fort Knox, was charged on April 4 with the shooting. 3.
Human Resource Command (HRC)
Main article: United States Army Human Resources Command
6. 1993 shooting In 1931 a small force of the mechanized cavalry was On October 11, 1993, Arthur The Army Human Resource assigned to Camp Knox to use Hill went on a shooting Command Center re-located to killing three it as a training site. The camp rampage, Fort Knox from the Washington
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D.C./Virginia area beginning in 2009. New facilities are under construction throughout Fort Knox, such as the new Army Human Resource Center, the largest construction project in the history of Fort Knox. It is a $185 million, threestory, 880,000-square-foot (82,000 m2) complex of six interconnected buildings, sitting on 104 acres (42 ha). In May 2010, The Human Resource Center of Excellence, the largest office building in the state, opened at Fort Knox. The new center employs nearly 4,300 soldiers and civilians. 4.
Fort Knox High School
Main article: Fort Knox High School Fort Knox is one of only three Army posts (the others being Fort Campbell, Kentucky and Fort Sam Houston, Texas) that still have a high school located on-post. Fort Knox High School, serving grades 9–12, was built in 1958 and has undergone only a handful of renovations since then; but a new building was completed in 2007. 5. 1.
Units Current
• 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division • 3rd Sustainment
Command (Expeditionary) • 19th Engineer Battalion • 4th Cavalry Brigade, First Army Division East • 95th Training Division (formerly 95th Infantry Division) • 113th Band • Ireland Army Community Hospital MEDDAC • 84th Training Command (UR) • 70th Training Division (FT) • United States Army Recruiting Command • 3rd Recruiting Brigade 2.
Previous
16th Cavalry Regiment • 1st Squadron • 2nd Squadron • 3rd Squadron • 194th Armored Brigade • 1st Cavalry Regiment • 7 t h Squadron (Air) • Troops A, B, C, D, & HHT 235th Aviation Co. (Attack Helicopter) • 81st Armored Regiment • 1 s t Battalion • 2 n d Battalion • 3 r d Battalion • 15th Cavalry Regiment •
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5 t h Squadron 46th Infantry Regiment 1 s t Battalion 2 n d Battalion 34th Military Police Detachment 46th Adjutant General Battalion Units & Organizations 6.
Geography
Fort Knox is located at 37°54’09.96” North, 85°57’09.11” West, along the Ohio River. The depository itself is located at 37°52’59.59” North, 85°57’55.31” West. According to the Census Bureau, the base CDP has a total area of 20.94 square miles (54.23 km2), of which 20.92 sq mi (54.18 km2) is land and 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)—0.14%—is water. Communities near Fort Knox include Brandenburg, Elizabethtown, Hodgenville, Louisville, Radcliff, Shepherdsville, and Vine Grove, Kentucky. The Meade County city of Muldraugh is completely surrounded by Fort Knox. 7.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,377 people, 2,748 households, and 2,596 families residing on base. The
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population density was 591.7 inhabitants per square mile (228.5 /km2). There were 3,015 housing units at an average density of 144.1 /sq mi (55.6 /km2). The racial makeup of the base was 66.3% White, 23.1% African American, 0.7% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 4.3% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 10.4% of the population.
for military bases. The median income for a household on the base was US$34,020, and the median income for a family was $33,588. Males had a median income of $26,011 versus $21,048 for females. The per capita income for the base was $12,410. About 5.8% of the population and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under the age of 18 and 100.0% of those 65 and older.
There were 2,748 households out of which 77.7% had children 8. General use under the age of 18 living with The term “Fort Knox� is used them, 86.0% were married in general discussion as a couples living together, 6.1% synonym for a secure location. had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.5% were non-families. 4.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 0.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.49 and the average family size was 3.60. The age distribution was 34.9% under the age of 18, 25.5% from 18 to 24, 37.2% from 25 to 44, 2.3% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 155.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 190.3 males. These statistics are generally typical
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