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'''Harrodsburg''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klc.org/UserFiles/files/ClassificationReformFACT(3).pdf |title=Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform |publisher=Kentucky League of Cities |access-date=December 30, 2014}}</ref> in [[Mercer County, Kentucky]], United States. It is the [[county seat|seat]] of its county.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 9,064 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].
'''Harrodsburg''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Mercer County, Kentucky]], United States. It is the [[county seat|seat]] of its county.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |date=2023 |title=Mercer County |url=https://explorer.naco.org/?county_info=21167 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503232902/https://explorer.naco.org/?county_info=21167 |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=National Association of Counties |publisher=NACO}}</ref> The population was 9,064 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].


Although Harrodsburg was formally established by the Virginia [[House of Burgesses]] after [[Boonesborough, Kentucky|Boonesborough]] and was not incorporated by the [[Kentucky legislature]] until 1836,<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Harrodsburg, Kentucky". Accessed 30 July 2013.</ref> it is usually considered the oldest city in Kentucky and has been honored as the oldest permanent American settlement west of the [[Appalachians]].
Although Harrodsburg was formally established by the Virginia [[House of Burgesses]] after [[Boonesborough, Kentucky|Boonesborough]] and was not incorporated by the [[Kentucky legislature]] until 1836,<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Harrodsburg, Kentucky". Accessed 30 July 2013.</ref> it was honored by [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|President Franklin D. Roosevelt]] as the oldest permanent American settlement west of the [[Appalachians]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/kentuckyencyclop0000unse |title=The Kentucky encyclopedia |location=Lexington, Ky. |publisher= University Press of Kentucky |year=1992 |isbn=978-0-8131-1772-0 |pages=414}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
===18th century===
===18th century===
Harrodstown (sometimes Harrod's Town) was laid out and founded by [[James Harrod]] on June 16, 1774.<ref name=ren>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA132 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=1987 | access-date=28 April 2013 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=132| isbn=0813126312 }}</ref><ref name=EB1911>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Harrodsburg |volume=13 |page=27}}</ref> Harrod led a company of adventurers totaling 31 men, beginning May 25 at [[Redstone Old Fort|Fort Redstone]] in Pennsylvania{{fact|date=January 2022}} down the [[Monongahela River|Monongahela]] and [[Ohio River|Ohio]] Rivers in canoes and through a series of other rivers and creeks to the town's present-day location.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WRxEAQAAMAAJ|title=Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky|last1=Collins|first1=Lewis|date=1877|publisher=Richard H. Collins|pages=517, 624}}</ref>
Harrodstown (sometimes Harrod's Town) was laid out and founded by [[James Harrod]] on June 16, 1774.<ref name=ren>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA132 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=1987 | access-date=28 April 2013 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=132| isbn=0813126312 }}</ref><ref name=EB1911>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Harrodsburg |volume=13 |page=27}}</ref> Harrod led a company of adventurers totaling 31 men, beginning in the spring of 1774 at [[Redstone Old Fort|Fort Redstone]] in Pennsylvania<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Harrison |first1=Lowell H. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FdTIIEZ1k2QC&dq=james+harrod+fort+redstone+company&pg=PA25 |title=A New History of Kentucky |last2=Klotter |first2=James C. |date=1997-03-27 |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |isbn=978-0-8131-2621-0 |language=en}}</ref> down the [[Monongahela River|Monongahela]] and [[Ohio River|Ohio]] Rivers in canoes and through a series of other rivers and creeks to the town's present-day location.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WRxEAQAAMAAJ|title=Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky|last1=Collins|first1=Lewis|date=1877|publisher=Richard H. Collins|pages=517, 624}}</ref>


Later that same year, amid [[Dunmore's War]], [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore|Lord Dunmore]] sent two men to warn the surveyors of imminent [[Shawnee]] attacks, [[Daniel Boone]] and [https://www.varsitytutors.com/earlyamerica/early-america-review/volume-3/michael-stoner-the-frontiersman-who-was-always-there Michael Stoner], who are said to have completed the round trip of 800 miles in 64 days.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Charleston |first1=Max |title=The Oldest Town in Kentucky |url=http://www.merceronline.com/history.htm}}</ref> Regardless, the pioneers remained for a few weeks until a man was killed by the natives, when the settlement was abandoned and resettled the following year by March. It was one of three settlements in present-day Kentucky at the time the [[Thirteen Colonies]] [[United States Declaration of Independence|declared independence]] in 1776, along with [[Logan's Fort]] and [[Boonesborough, Kentucky|Boonesborough]]. Also known as Oldtown, Harrodstown was the first seat of Virginia's [[Kentucky County, Virginia|Kentucky]] (1776), [[Lincoln County, Virginia|Lincoln]] (1780), and [[Mercer County, Virginia|Mercer]] (1785) Counties upon their formations.<ref name="kleber">{{cite book | last = Kleber | first = John E. | title = The Kentucky Encyclopedia | publisher = The University Press of Kentucky | year = 1992 | location = Lexington KY | isbn = 0-8131-1772-0 }}</ref> It remains the seat of [[Mercer County, Kentucky|Mercer County]] in Kentucky.{{fact|date=November 2022}}
Later that same year, amid [[Dunmore's War]], [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore|Lord Dunmore]] sent two men to warn the surveyors of imminent [[Shawnee]] attacks, [[Daniel Boone]] and Michael Stoner, who are said to have completed the round trip of 800 miles in 61 days.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Charleston |first1=Max |date=September 1929 |title=The Oldest Town in Kentucky |url=http://www.merceronline.com/history.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322180749/https://merceronline.com/history.htm |archive-date=March 22, 2016 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=Mercer Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Collins |first=Robert F. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2eoTAAAAYAAJ&q=A+HISTORY+OF+THE+DANIEL+BOONE+NATIONAL+FOREST |title=A History of the Daniel Boone National Forest, 1770-1970 |publisher=U.S.D.A. Forest Service, [Southern Region] |year=1975 |location=Lexington, KY |pages=38 |language=en}}</ref> Regardless, the pioneers remained for a few weeks until a man was killed by the natives, when the settlement was abandoned and resettled the following year by March. It was one of three settlements in present-day Kentucky at the time the [[Thirteen Colonies]] [[United States Declaration of Independence|declared independence]] in 1776, along with [[Logan's Fort]] and [[Boonesborough, Kentucky|Boonesborough]]. Also known as Oldtown, Harrodstown was the first seat of Virginia's [[Kentucky County, Virginia|Kentucky]] (1776), [[Lincoln County, Virginia|Lincoln]] (1780), and [[Mercer County, Virginia|Mercer]] (1785) Counties upon their formations.<ref name="kleber">{{cite book | last = Kleber | first = John E. | title = The Kentucky Encyclopedia | publisher = The University Press of Kentucky | year = 1992 | location = Lexington KY | isbn = 0-8131-1772-0 }}</ref> It remains the seat of [[Mercer County, Kentucky|Mercer County]] in Kentucky.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 25, 2023 |title=Mercer County |url=https://mercercounty.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx}}</ref>


A census taken between Dec. 16, 1777, and Oct. 16, 1778,<ref name=":0" /> lists 52 residents, several of whom were well-known pioneers and frontiersmen, including Daniel Boone's younger brother, [[Squire Boone]], [[Silas Harlan]], the [[Harlan County, Kentucky|Kentucky county]]'s namesake,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rennick |first1=Robert |title=Kentucky Place Names |date=1984 |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |page=131 |isbn=0813126312 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&q=cannon+ky&pg=PA131}}</ref> James Harrod, [[Hugh McGary]], Isaac Hite and his cousins, [[Isaac Bowman|Isaac]] and [[John Bowman (pioneer)|John Bowman]],<ref name=":0" /> and [[David Glenn (Pioneer)|David Glenn]], who later travelled further west and settled in [[Yellow Banks, Kentucky|Yellow Banks]] (present [[Daviess County, Kentucky|Daviess County]]).<ref>{{cite book |title=History of Daviess County, Kentucky. Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, Biographies of Representative Citizens. And an Outline History of Kentucky |date=1883 |publisher=Chicago Inter-State Publishing Co. |pages=54, 556 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_xxEAQAAMAAJ&q=glenn}}</ref> David Glenn, along with his brother [[Thomas Glenn (pioneer)|Thomas]], and Silas Harlan, with his brother James, had accompanied Harrod on his initial expedition in 1774.<ref name=":0" />
A census taken between Dec. 16, 1777, and Oct. 16, 1778,<ref name=":0" /> lists 52 residents, several of whom were well-known pioneers and frontiersmen, including Daniel Boone's younger brother, [[Squire Boone]], [[Silas Harlan]], the [[Harlan County, Kentucky|Kentucky county]]'s namesake,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rennick |first1=Robert |title=Kentucky Place Names |date=1984 |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |page=131 |isbn=0813126312 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&q=cannon+ky&pg=PA131}}</ref> James Harrod, [[Hugh McGary]], Isaac Hite and his cousins, [[Isaac Bowman|Isaac]] and [[John Bowman (pioneer)|John Bowman]],<ref name=":0" /> and [[David Glenn (Pioneer)|David Glenn]], who later travelled further west and settled in [[Yellow Banks, Kentucky|Yellow Banks]] (present [[Daviess County, Kentucky|Daviess County]]).<ref>{{cite book |title=History of Daviess County, Kentucky. Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, Biographies of Representative Citizens. And an Outline History of Kentucky |date=1883 |publisher=Chicago Inter-State Publishing Co. |pages=54, 556 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_xxEAQAAMAAJ&q=glenn}}</ref> David Glenn, along with his brother [[Thomas Glenn (pioneer)|Thomas]], and Silas Harlan, with his brother James, had accompanied Harrod on his initial expedition in 1774.<ref name=":0" />


The settlement was formally established by the [[Virginia General Assembly]] in 1785 as Harrodsburg.<ref name=ren/> Four years later, it was named the location for the newly created [[United States District Court for the District of Kentucky]] by the [[Judiciary Act of 1789]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=001/llsl001.db&recNum=197 | title = Statutes at Large, 1st Congress, 1st Session | access-date = 2010-11-13 | work = A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774–1875 | publisher = [[Library of Congress]]}}</ref>
The settlement was formally established by the [[Virginia General Assembly]] in 1785 as Harrodsburg.<ref name=ren/> Four years later, it was named the location for the newly created [[United States District Court for the District of Kentucky]] by the [[Judiciary Act of 1789]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=001/llsl001.db&recNum=197 | title = Statutes at Large, 1st Congress, 1st Session | access-date = 2010-11-13 | work = A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774–1875 | publisher = [[Library of Congress]]}}</ref>


===19th century===
===19th century===
The [[Kentucky General Assembly]] incorporated Harrodsburg in 1836.<ref name=sos/>
The [[Kentucky General Assembly]] incorporated Harrodsburg in 1836.<ref name=sos/>


During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the town was pro-[[Confederate States of America|Confederate]],<ref name="kleber"/> but [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] control permitted the organization two Union regiments, the [[19th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry]] and the [[11th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry]]. The 19th Infantry as organized at nearby Camp Harwood for a three-year enlistment commencing January 2, 1862, under the command of [[Colonel (U.S.)#19th century|Colonel]] [[William J. Landram]]. Companies A, C, D, and F of the 11th Kentucky Cavalry were organized at Harrodsburg, Kentucky, in July 1862. The remainder of the regiment was organized in Louisville, Kentucky, and mustered in on September 26, 1862, and mustered in for three years under the command of Colonel Alexander W. Holeman. Following the [[Battle of Perryville]], much of the city was converted into makeshift hospitals; 1600 sick and wounded Confederate soldiers were captured during a raid by the [[9th Kentucky Cavalry]] under [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]] John Boyle on October 10, 1862. The city then remained under martial law for the remainder of the war.<ref name="kleber"/>
During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the town was pro-[[Confederate States of America|Confederate]],<ref name="kleber"/> but [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] control permitted the organization two Union regiments, the [[19th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry]] and the [[11th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry]]. The 19th Infantry as organized at nearby Camp Harwood for a three-year enlistment commencing January 2, 1862, under the command of [[Colonel (U.S.)#19th century|Colonel]] [[William J. Landram]]. Companies A, C, D, and F of the 11th Kentucky Cavalry were organized at Harrodsburg, Kentucky, in July 1862. The remainder of the regiment was organized in Louisville, Kentucky, and mustered in on September 26, 1862, for three years service under the command of Colonel Alexander W. Holeman. Following the [[Battle of Perryville]], much of the city was converted into makeshift hospitals; 1600 sick and wounded Confederate soldiers were captured during a raid by the [[9th Kentucky Cavalry]] under [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]] John Boyle on October 10, 1862. The city then remained under martial law for the remainder of the war.<ref name="kleber"/>


The [[Louisville Southern Railroad]] network reached the city in 1888. Its construction commenced in 1884 and ran from Louisville through Shelbyville and Lawrenceburg to Harrodsburg, which was reached in 1888. A spur was constructed to [[Burgin, Kentucky|Burgin]], where the Louisville Southern joined the [[Cincinnati Southern]]'s [[Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway]] CNO&TP mainline. Now all run and are operated by [[Norfolk Southern Railway]].{{fact|date=November 2022}}
The [[Louisville Southern Railroad]] network reached the city in 1888. Its construction commenced in 1884 and ran from Louisville through Shelbyville and Lawrenceburg to Harrodsburg, which was reached in 1888. A spur was constructed to [[Burgin, Kentucky|Burgin]], where the Louisville Southern joined the [[Cincinnati Southern]]'s [[Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway]] CNO&TP mainline. Now all run and are operated by [[Norfolk Southern Railway]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Museum |first=La Grange Railroad |title=LA GRANGE RAILROAD MUSEUM |url=https://lagrangerailroadmuseum.org/qr-8-defunct-ky-railroads |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=LA GRANGE RAILROAD MUSEUM |language=en-US}}</ref>


===20th century===
===20th century===
Pioneer Memorial Park (now Old Fort Harrod State Park) was opened on June 16, 1927. In 1936, President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] honored the city with a monument honoring the "first permanent settlement west of the Appalachians".<ref name="kleber"/>
Pioneer Memorial Park (now Old Fort Harrod State Park) was opened on June 16, 1927. In 1936, President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] honored the city with a monument honoring the "first permanent settlement west of the Appalachians".<ref name="kleber"/>


Company D of the [[192nd Tank Battalion]] in the [[Battle of Bataan]] was from Harrodsburg.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=400EAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_hp#v=onepage&q=&f=false Life Magazine 1942]</ref>
Company D of the [[192nd Tank Battalion]] in the [[Battle of Bataan]] was from Harrodsburg.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=400EAAAAMBAJ Life Magazine 1942]</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
Harrodsburg is located at {{Coord|37|45|50|N|84|50|46|W|type:city}} (37.764019, -84.845974).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.3|sqmi|km2|1|abbr=on}}, all land.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.3|sqmi|km2|1|abbr=on}}, all land.


==Transportation==
==Transportation==
[[U.S. Route 127 in Kentucky|U.S. 127]] runs north–south through Harrodsburg. [[U.S. Route 127 Bypass (Harrodsburg, Kentucky)|U.S. 127 Bypass]] goes around Harrodsburg. [[U.S. 68]] runs east–west through the city, but [[U.S. 68]] turns onto [[U.S. Route 127 in Kentucky|U.S. 127]] some of the time in Harrodsburg. [[KY 152]] also runs east–west through the area.{{fact|date=November 2022}}
[[U.S. Route 127 in Kentucky|U.S. 127]] runs north–south through Harrodsburg. [[U.S. Route 127 Bypass (Harrodsburg, Kentucky)|U.S. 127 Bypass]] goes around Harrodsburg. [[U.S. 68]] runs east–west through the city, but [[U.S. 68]] turns onto [[U.S. Route 127 in Kentucky|U.S. 127]] some of the time in Harrodsburg. [[KY 152]] also runs east–west through the area.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}


==Climate==
==Climate==
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[[File:Mercer County Courthouse.jpg|thumb|left|Mercer County Courthouse, 2006]]
[[File:Mercer County Courthouse.jpg|thumb|left|Mercer County Courthouse, 2006]]
{{US Census population
{{US Census population
|1800= 122
| 1800 = 122
|1810= 313
| 1810 = 313
|1830= 1051
| 1830 = 1051
|1840= 1254
| 1840 = 1254
|1850= 1481
| 1850 = 1481
|1860= 1668
| 1860 = 1668
|1870= 2205
| 1870 = 2205
|1880= 2202
| 1880 = 2202
|1890= 3230
| 1890 = 3230
|1900= 2876
| 1900 = 2876
|1910= 3147
| 1910 = 3147
|1920= 3765
| 1920 = 3765
|1930= 4029
| 1930 = 4029
|1940= 4673
| 1940 = 4673
|1950= 5262
| 1950 = 5262
|1960= 6061
| 1960 = 6061
|1970= 6741
| 1970 = 6741
|1980= 7265
| 1980 = 7265
|1990= 7335
| 1990 = 7335
|2000= 8014
| 2000 = 8014
|2010= 8340
| 2010 = 8340
|2020= 9064
| 2020 = 9064
| estyear = 2022
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>{{fv|date=January 2022|reason=No mention of Harrodsburg at the given link}} 2020<ref name="QF2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/harrodsburgcitykentucky/PST040221#PST040221|date=April 1, 2020|title=U.S Census Bureau|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 23, 2022 }}</ref>
| estimate = 9149
| estref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2022|reason=No mention of Harrodsburg at the given link}} 2020<ref name="QF2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/harrodsburgcitykentucky/PST040221#PST040221|date=April 1, 2020|title=U.S Census Bureau|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 23, 2022 }}</ref>
}}
}}


As of the [[2020 United States Census]], 9,064 people and 4,088 households were residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 87.0% [[White American|White]], 6.5% [[African American]], 0.6% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.6% [[Asian American|Asian]], and 4.2% of two or more races. [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanics or Latinos]] were 3.7% of the population.<ref name="U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/harrodsburgcitykentucky/BZA115220|access-date=2022-11-20|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,309.6|/sqmi|/sqkm|abbr=on}} with 4,128 housing units. had an average density of {{convert|699.1|/sqmi|/sqkm|abbr=on}}.
{{update|section|reason=Newer information is available from the 2010 and 2020 Census reports|date=January 2022}}


Of the 4,088 households, 27.1% had children under 18 living with them, 31% were married couples living together, 33.1% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 31.4% were male householders with no spouse present. About 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.16, and the average family size was 3.16.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2134966&tid=ACSDP5Y2021.DP02 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
As of the [[2020 United States Census]], 9,064 people and 3,911 households were residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 87.0% [[White American|White]], 6.5% [[African American]], 0.6% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.6% [[Asian American|Asian]], and 4.2% of two or more races. [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanics or Latinos]] were 3.7% of the population. <ref name="U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/harrodsburgcitykentucky/BZA115220]]|access-date=2022-11-20|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>


In 2021, the city's age distribution was 20.6% under 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 7.7%% from 25 to 29, and 25.9% who were 60 or older. The median age was 39.5 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2134966&tid=ACSST5Y2021.S0101 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Female persons comprised 48.7 percent of residents in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Harrodsburg city, Kentucky |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/harrodsburgcitykentucky/SEX255221#SEX255221 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, 8,014 people, 3,449 households, and 2,234 families were residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1510.5|/sqmi|/sqkm|abbr=on}}. The 3,709 housing units had an average density of {{convert|699.1|/sqmi|/sqkm|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.92% [[White American|White]], 7.52% [[African American]], 0.14% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.76% [[Asian American|Asian]], 1.16% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 1.50% from two or more races. [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race were 2.15% of the population.


The median income for a household in the city was [[US $]]41,839 (in 2021). The [[per capita income]] for the city was $24,242. About 15.5% of the population was below the [[poverty line]], including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 21.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2134966&tid=ACSST5Y2021.S1701 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
Of the 3,449 households, 31.3% had children under 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were not families. About 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32, and the average family size was 2.91.


==Education and libraries==
The city's age distribution was 25.1% under 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males.


=== Primary and secondary education ===
The median income for a household in the city was [[US $]]27,500, and for a family was $34,503. Males had a median income of $31,214 versus $21,216 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,327. About 14.2% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.
Public education is provided by the [[Mercer County School District (Kentucky)|Mercer County School District]]. The [[Harrodsburg Independent Schools]], which operated [[Harrodsburg High School]], merged into the Mercer County Schools in 2006. These schools located are within the Mercer County district:<ref>[http://www.mercer.k12.ky.us/ Mercer County School District] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413075513/http://www.mercer.k12.ky.us/ |date=2010-04-13 }} Retrieved on 2010-05-04</ref>

==Education==
Public education is provided by the [[Mercer County School District (Kentucky)|Mercer County School District]]. These schools located are within the district:<ref>[http://www.mercer.k12.ky.us/ Mercer County School District] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413075513/http://www.mercer.k12.ky.us/ |date=2010-04-13 }} Retrieved on 2010-05-04</ref>
*Harrodsburg Area Technology Center
*Harrodsburg Area Technology Center
*Mercer County Senior High School
*Mercer County Senior High School
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*Mercer County Elementary School
*Mercer County Elementary School
*Harlow Early Learning Center
*Harlow Early Learning Center
Conover Education Center (Campbellsville University Branch) of Harrodsburg


=== Higher education ===
The [[Harrodsburg Independent Schools]], which operated [[Harrodsburg High School]], merged into the Mercer County Schools in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ellis, Ronnie|url=http://www.richmondregister.com/news/local_news/the-ups-and-downs-of-merging-school-districts/article_d43a4f96-1930-5686-b8f4-5aedd76b9a9d.html|title=The ups and downs of merging school districts |publisher=[[Richmond Register]]|date=2007-01-15|access-date=2018-05-21}}</ref>
Harrodsburg's [[Beaumont Inn]] (1917–present) was known as the Christian Baptist School (1830–1833), Greeneville Institute (1841–1856), Daughters' College (1856–1893),<ref name="EB1911" /> Young Ladies College (1893–1894), Beaumont College (1895–1915), and Daughters' College (1916), prior to becoming Beaumont Inn.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beaumontinn.com/history-of-beaumont-inn/ |title=History of Beaumont Inn |accessdate=2022-01-27 |website=beaumontinn.com}}</ref>


[[Campbellsville University]] established a branch campus at the Conover Education Center in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peek |first=Kendra |date=2017-07-29 |title=Campbellsville University holds groundbreaking for expansion of Harrodsburg campus |url=https://www.amnews.com/2017/07/29/campbellsville-university-holds-groundbreaking-for-expansion-of-harrodsburg-campus/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=The Advocate-Messenger |language=en}}</ref>
Harrodsburg has a [[public library|lending library]], the Mercer County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111202017/https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 January 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref>


=== Libraries ===
Harrodsburg's Beaumont Inn (1917–present) was known as the Christian Baptist School (1830–1833), Greeneville Institute (1841–1856), Daughters' College (1856–1893),<ref name=EB1911/> Young Ladies College (1893–1894), Beaumont College (1895–1915), and Daughters' College (1916), prior to becoming Beaumont Inn.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beaumontinn.com/history-of-beaumont-inn/ |title=History of Beaumont Inn |accessdate=2022-01-27 |website=beaumontinn.com}}</ref>
Harrodsburg has a [[public library|lending library]], the Mercer County Public Library.


==Economy==
==Economy==
*[[Hitachi]] Astemo is based in Harrodsburg.{{fact|date=January 2022}}
*[[Hitachi]] Astemo is based in Harrodsburg.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
*[[Corning Incorporated]] has a plant located in Harrodsburg that makes [[Gorilla Glass]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Merchant|first= Brian |date= June 22, 2017|title= The One Device: The Secret History of the IPhone |publisher=Penguin Random House |page=67 |isbn=9781473542549}}</ref>
*[[Corning Incorporated]] has a plant located in Harrodsburg that makes [[Gorilla Glass]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Merchant|first= Brian |date= June 22, 2017|title= The One Device: The Secret History of the IPhone |publisher=Penguin Random House |page=67 |isbn=9781473542549}}</ref>

==Sister city==
*[[Unnao]], [[India]]{{fact|date=January 2022}}


==Notable people==
==Notable people==

Latest revision as of 21:16, 21 May 2024

"Harrodsburg" redirects here. For the small community in Indiana, see Harrodsburg, Indiana.

Harrodsburg, Kentucky
City
Downtown Harrodsburg, 2007
Downtown Harrodsburg, 2007
Location of Harrodsburg in Mercer County, Kentucky.
Location of Harrodsburg in Mercer County, Kentucky.
Harrodsburg is located in Kentucky
Harrodsburg
Harrodsburg
Location
Harrodsburg is located in the United States
Harrodsburg
Harrodsburg
Harrodsburg (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°45′56″N 84°50′51″W / 37.76556°N 84.84750°W / 37.76556; -84.84750
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMercer
FoundedJune 16, 1774
IncorporatedMarch 1, 1836
Named forJames Harrod
Government
 • MayorArt Freeman
Area
[1]
 • Total6.94 sq mi (17.98 km2)
 • Land6.92 sq mi (17.93 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
[2]
837 ft (255 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,064
 • Estimate 
(2022)[3]
9,149
 • Density1,309.64/sq mi (505.63/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
40330
Area code859
FIPS code21-34966
GNIS feature ID2403806[2]
Websiteharrodsburgcity.org

Harrodsburg is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of its county.[4] The population was 9,064 at the 2020 census.

Although Harrodsburg was formally established by the Virginia House of Burgesses after Boonesborough and was not incorporated by the Kentucky legislature until 1836,[5] it was honored by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the oldest permanent American settlement west of the Appalachians.[6]

History[edit]

18th century[edit]

Harrodstown (sometimes Harrod's Town) was laid out and founded by James Harrod on June 16, 1774.[7][8] Harrod led a company of adventurers totaling 31 men, beginning in the spring of 1774 at Fort Redstone in Pennsylvania[9] down the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers in canoes and through a series of other rivers and creeks to the town's present-day location.[10]

Later that same year, amid Dunmore's War, Lord Dunmore sent two men to warn the surveyors of imminent Shawnee attacks, Daniel Boone and Michael Stoner, who are said to have completed the round trip of 800 miles in 61 days.[11][12] Regardless, the pioneers remained for a few weeks until a man was killed by the natives, when the settlement was abandoned and resettled the following year by March. It was one of three settlements in present-day Kentucky at the time the Thirteen Colonies declared independence in 1776, along with Logan's Fort and Boonesborough. Also known as Oldtown, Harrodstown was the first seat of Virginia's Kentucky (1776), Lincoln (1780), and Mercer (1785) Counties upon their formations.[13] It remains the seat of Mercer County in Kentucky.[14]

A census taken between Dec. 16, 1777, and Oct. 16, 1778,[10] lists 52 residents, several of whom were well-known pioneers and frontiersmen, including Daniel Boone's younger brother, Squire Boone, Silas Harlan, the Kentucky county's namesake,[15] James Harrod, Hugh McGary, Isaac Hite and his cousins, Isaac and John Bowman,[10] and David Glenn, who later travelled further west and settled in Yellow Banks (present Daviess County).[16] David Glenn, along with his brother Thomas, and Silas Harlan, with his brother James, had accompanied Harrod on his initial expedition in 1774.[10]

The settlement was formally established by the Virginia General Assembly in 1785 as Harrodsburg.[7] Four years later, it was named the location for the newly created United States District Court for the District of Kentucky by the Judiciary Act of 1789.[17]

19th century[edit]

The Kentucky General Assembly incorporated Harrodsburg in 1836.[5]

During the Civil War, the town was pro-Confederate,[13] but Union control permitted the organization two Union regiments, the 19th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry and the 11th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry. The 19th Infantry as organized at nearby Camp Harwood for a three-year enlistment commencing January 2, 1862, under the command of Colonel William J. Landram. Companies A, C, D, and F of the 11th Kentucky Cavalry were organized at Harrodsburg, Kentucky, in July 1862. The remainder of the regiment was organized in Louisville, Kentucky, and mustered in on September 26, 1862, for three years service under the command of Colonel Alexander W. Holeman. Following the Battle of Perryville, much of the city was converted into makeshift hospitals; 1600 sick and wounded Confederate soldiers were captured during a raid by the 9th Kentucky Cavalry under Lieutenant Colonel John Boyle on October 10, 1862. The city then remained under martial law for the remainder of the war.[13]

The Louisville Southern Railroad network reached the city in 1888. Its construction commenced in 1884 and ran from Louisville through Shelbyville and Lawrenceburg to Harrodsburg, which was reached in 1888. A spur was constructed to Burgin, where the Louisville Southern joined the Cincinnati Southern's Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway CNO&TP mainline. Now all run and are operated by Norfolk Southern Railway.[18]

20th century[edit]

Pioneer Memorial Park (now Old Fort Harrod State Park) was opened on June 16, 1927. In 1936, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt honored the city with a monument honoring the "first permanent settlement west of the Appalachians".[13]

Company D of the 192nd Tank Battalion in the Battle of Bataan was from Harrodsburg.[19]

Geography[edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 sq mi (13.7 km2), all land.

Transportation[edit]

U.S. 127 runs north–south through Harrodsburg. U.S. 127 Bypass goes around Harrodsburg. U.S. 68 runs east–west through the city, but U.S. 68 turns onto U.S. 127 some of the time in Harrodsburg. KY 152 also runs east–west through the area.[citation needed]

Climate[edit]

Harrodsburg is in the humid subtropical climate zone, although verging on a humid continental climate.[20] Summers are hot and humid, and winters are cool with mild periods.

Average high is 87 °F in July and August, the warmest months, with the average lows of 26 °F in January, the coolest month. The highest recorded temperature was 105 °F in September 1954. The lowest recorded temperature was −18 °F in January 1985. Average annual precipitation is 45.73 inches (1,162 mm), with the wettest month being May, averaging 4.68 inches (119 mm).[21]

Climate data for Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F 41 46 56 66 74 82 86 85 79 68 56 44 65
Mean daily minimum °F 24 27 34 44 54 63 67 65 57 46 36 28 45
Average precipitation inches 3.36 3.52 4.28 3.81 4.68 4.29 4.56 3.85 3.09 2.95 3.45 3.89 45.73
Mean daily maximum °C 5 8 13 19 23 28 30 29 26 20 13 7 18
Mean daily minimum °C −4 −3 1 7 12 17 19 18 14 8 2 −2 7
Average precipitation mm 85 89 109 97 119 109 116 98 78 75 88 99 1,162
Source: The Weather Channel[22]

Demographics[edit]

Mercer County Courthouse, 2006
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1800122—
1810313156.6%
18301,051—
18401,25419.3%
18501,48118.1%
18601,66812.6%
18702,20532.2%
18802,202−0.1%
18903,23046.7%
19002,876−11.0%
19103,1479.4%
19203,76519.6%
19304,0297.0%
19404,67316.0%
19505,26212.6%
19606,06115.2%
19706,74111.2%
19807,2657.8%
19907,3351.0%
20008,0149.3%
20108,3404.1%
20209,0648.7%
2022 (est.)9,149[23]0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[24][failed verification] 2020[25]

As of the 2020 United States Census, 9,064 people and 4,088 households were residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 87.0% White, 6.5% African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.6% Asian, and 4.2% of two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos were 3.7% of the population.[26] The population density was 1,309.6/sq mi (505.6/km2) with 4,128 housing units. had an average density of 699.1/sq mi (269.9/km2).

Of the 4,088 households, 27.1% had children under 18 living with them, 31% were married couples living together, 33.1% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 31.4% were male householders with no spouse present. About 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.16, and the average family size was 3.16.[27]

In 2021, the city's age distribution was 20.6% under 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 7.7%% from 25 to 29, and 25.9% who were 60 or older. The median age was 39.5 years.[28] Female persons comprised 48.7 percent of residents in 2020.[29]

The median income for a household in the city was US $41,839 (in 2021). The per capita income for the city was $24,242. About 15.5% of the population was below the poverty line, including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 21.6% of those age 65 or over.[30]

Education and libraries[edit]

Primary and secondary education[edit]

Public education is provided by the Mercer County School District. The Harrodsburg Independent Schools, which operated Harrodsburg High School, merged into the Mercer County Schools in 2006. These schools located are within the Mercer County district:[31]

  • Harrodsburg Area Technology Center
  • Mercer County Senior High School
  • Kenneth D. King Middle School
  • Mercer County Intermediate School
  • Mercer County Elementary School
  • Harlow Early Learning Center

Higher education[edit]

Harrodsburg's Beaumont Inn (1917–present) was known as the Christian Baptist School (1830–1833), Greeneville Institute (1841–1856), Daughters' College (1856–1893),[8] Young Ladies College (1893–1894), Beaumont College (1895–1915), and Daughters' College (1916), prior to becoming Beaumont Inn.[32]

Campbellsville University established a branch campus at the Conover Education Center in 2016.[33]

Libraries[edit]

Harrodsburg has a lending library, the Mercer County Public Library.

Economy[edit]

Notable people[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harrodsburg, Kentucky
  3. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Mercer County". National Association of Counties. NACO. 2023. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Harrodsburg, Kentucky". Accessed 30 July 2013.
  6. ^ The Kentucky encyclopedia. Lexington, Ky.: University Press of Kentucky. 1992. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-8131-1772-0.
  7. ^ a b Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 132. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  8. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Harrodsburg" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 27.
  9. ^ Harrison, Lowell H.; Klotter, James C. (March 27, 1997). A New History of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2621-0.
  10. ^ a b c d Collins, Lewis (1877). Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky. Richard H. Collins. pp. 517, 624.
  11. ^ Charleston, Max (September 1929). "The Oldest Town in Kentucky". Mercer Online. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  12. ^ Collins, Robert F. (1975). A History of the Daniel Boone National Forest, 1770-1970. Lexington, KY: U.S.D.A. Forest Service, [Southern Region]. p. 38.
  13. ^ a b c d Kleber, John E. (1992). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington KY: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
  14. ^ "Mercer County". March 25, 2023.
  15. ^ Rennick, Robert (1984). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 131. ISBN 0813126312.
  16. ^ History of Daviess County, Kentucky. Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, Biographies of Representative Citizens. And an Outline History of Kentucky. Chicago Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. pp. 54, 556.
  17. ^ "Statutes at Large, 1st Congress, 1st Session". A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774–1875. Library of Congress. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  18. ^ Museum, La Grange Railroad. "LA GRANGE RAILROAD MUSEUM". LA GRANGE RAILROAD MUSEUM. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  19. ^ Life Magazine 1942
  20. ^ How Stuff Works Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Map of American climate zones. Retrieved on 2010-04-03
  21. ^ Monthly Averages for Harrodsburg, Kentucky Retrieved on 2010-04-03
  22. ^ "Monthly Averages for Harrodsburg KY". The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011.
  23. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  24. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  25. ^ "U.S Census Bureau". United States Census Bureau. April 1, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  26. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  27. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  28. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  29. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Harrodsburg city, Kentucky". www.census.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  30. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  31. ^ Mercer County School District Archived 2010-04-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-05-04
  32. ^ "History of Beaumont Inn". beaumontinn.com. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  33. ^ Peek, Kendra (July 29, 2017). "Campbellsville University holds groundbreaking for expansion of Harrodsburg campus". The Advocate-Messenger. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  34. ^ Merchant, Brian (June 22, 2017). The One Device: The Secret History of the IPhone. Penguin Random House. p. 67. ISBN 9781473542549.

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