La Grange, Kentucky
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Location in Kentucky
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1827 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Kentucky | ||
| County : | Oldham County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 24 ′ N , 85 ° 23 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 5,676 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 585.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 9.8 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) of which 9.7 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 263 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 40031, 40032 | ||
| Area code : | +1 502 | ||
| FIPS : | 21-43480 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0495884 | ||
La Grange is a city in the US state of Kentucky . It is located in Oldham County and is its county seat .
history
The place was founded in 1827 and designated the administrative seat of the county in the same year; this administrative seat moved back to Westport the following year , before finally remaining with La Grange from 1838. A post office was set up here as early as 1828.
La Grange only experienced a notable boom in the middle of the 19th century when the railway reached the town. It is one of the few places in Kentucky where trains of the CSX Transportation line still roll straight through the town center on a main road. This historic town center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
La Grange is the birthplace of the influential film director, writer and actor David Wark Griffith (1875-1948).
Individual evidence
- ↑ La Grange, Kentucky. Kentucky Atlas & Gazatteer, accessed June 17, 2010 .
- ^ Preserve America Community: LaGrange, Kentucky. www.preserveamerica.gov, accessed June 17, 2010 (English).
