Harrodsburg

Harrodsburg
	Harrodsburg
	Harrodsburg
Basic data
Foundation :	June 16, 1774
State :	United States
State :	Kentucky
County :	Mercer County
Coordinates :	37 ° 46 ′ N , 84 ° 51 ′ W Coordinates: 37 ° 46 ′ N , 84 ° 51 ′ W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	8,340 (as of 2010)
Population density :	595.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	14.0 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of; which 14.0 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	259 m
Postcodes :	40330
Area code :	+1 859
FIPS :	21-34966
GNIS ID :	493831
Website :	www.harrodsburgcity.org
Mayor :	Eddie Long

Harrodsburg is a city and also the administrative center ( the county seat ) of Mercer County in the US -amerikanischen State Kentucky . In 2010 there were 8,340 inhabitants in Harrodsburg. It is the oldest city in what is now Kentucky.

geography

Harrodsburg is located at 37 ° 45'50 "north latitude and 84 ° 50'46" west longitude. Lexington in the northeast and Frankfort in the north are each 40 kilometers away . Louisville is located approximately 90 kilometers to the northwest.

history

On June 16, 1774, James Harrod founded Fort Harrod , the first white immigrant settlement in what is now Kentucky. It is considered to be the first permanent English settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains . Due to constant attacks by the Indians , the settlement was abandoned in the year it was founded, but was settled again in 1775 and was later given the name "Harrodsburg" based on James Harrod. Initially, the city belonged to the area of what is now the state of Virginia . Kentucky only received state rights in 1792.

Some historic buildings like Sutfield House and Daniel Curry House have been added to the National Register of Historic Places .

The companies Hitachi and Corning today operate major production facilities in Harrodsburg. This is where Corning manufactures the Gorilla Glass, which was newly developed in 2007 .

Demographic data

In 2010 a population of 8340 people was determined, which means an increase of 4.0% compared to the year 2000. The median age of the residents in 2010 was 37.7 years, slightly lower than the average for the state of Kentucky, which was 40.1 years.