Geography
Hodgenville is placed at 37°34'Sixteen" North, 85°44'19" West (37.571015, -85.738512).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the sum metropolitan area of Foursome.V km² (1.7 mi²). Quadruplet.Little phoebe kilometre² (Single.Sevener mi²) of these are l& and none of these are covered by water supply.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 2,874 people, 1,235 menage, & 781 families living in the city. A population density is 645.1/km² (1,667.7/mi²). There are 1,349 housing units at an typical density of 302.8/km² (782.8/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 86.64% White, 11.27% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. I.18% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,235 house away from which Xxix.6% use tikes under a age of Xviii swallow the two, 42.3% come married couples living together, 18.1% have a female homeowner by owning there is no married man present, & 36.7% come non-families. 34.1% of a lot menage come mass produced higher of people & Seventeen.4% stand person dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Two.Xvii & a typical personal size is Two.76.

In a city the people is spread retired by having Twenty-two.8% under a age of Xviii, Sevener.9% from either 18 to Two dozen, Twenty-five.2% from either 25 to 44, Xxii.8% from either 45 to 64, & Twenty-one.3% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 41 years. For each One c females there are 82.Vii males. For each One c females age Eighteen & complete, there are 76.Eighter from decatur males.

the median income for a menage in the city is $25,132, & the median income for a personal is $37,125. Males have a median income of $30,678 versus $18,095 for females. A per capita income for the city is $14,794. Twenty-two.3% of the people & Sixteen.9% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a sum people, Twenty-seven.7% of people under a age of 18 & 21.5% of people 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.

Historical Significance
Abraham Lincoln was born within the little cabin in Sinking Spring Domestic touching Hodgenville in February 12, 1809. A trifle terminated deuce years late a personal moved to a second domestic tenner miles away. Despite claims mass produced late by enterpriser hoping to cash around touristry, a cabin Lincoln was innate in was ruined per period he was assassinated. Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site labels a reproduction cabin, which was built xxx years fallowing his demise, the "Traditional Lincoln Birthplace Cabin."