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Hazel Green, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°47′51″N 83°25′0″W / 37.79750°N 83.41667°W / 37.79750; -83.41667
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Hazel Green
Nickname: 
Trimble's Store
Hazel Green is located in Kentucky
Hazel Green
Hazel Green
Location within the state of Kentucky
Hazel Green is located in the United States
Hazel Green
Hazel Green
Hazel Green (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°47′51″N 83°25′0″W / 37.79750°N 83.41667°W / 37.79750; -83.41667
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyWolfe
Area
 • Total1.08 sq mi (2.79 km2)
 • Land1.08 sq mi (2.79 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
922 ft (281 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total173
 • Density160.78/sq mi (62.10/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41332
FIPS code21-35398
GNIS feature ID493953

Hazel Green (also Trimbles Store) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Routes 191 and 205 northeast of the city of Campton, the county seat of Wolfe County.[2] Its elevation is 922 feet (281 m).[3] It has a post office with the ZIP code 41332.[4]

A post office was established as Hazle Green [sic] in 1829, and named for the hazel shrubs prevalent in the area. The name of the post office was officially changed to its present spelling in 1889.[5]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020173
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hazel Green, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
  4. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  5. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 135. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ Onofrio, Jan (2000). Kansas Biographical Dictionary (Second ed.). St. Claire Shores, MI: Somerset Publishers. pp. 49–50. ISBN 978-0-4030-9313-7 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ |url=https://projectgratitude.com/john-huff
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