Mortons Gap, Kentucky

Mortons Gap, Kentucky
City
The W.W. Kington House, a local landmark
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Coordinates: 37°14′17″N 87°28′25″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Hopkins
Incorporated	1888[1]
Named for	a local landowner
Area [2]
• Total	1.19 sq mi (3.09 km^2)
• Land	1.18 sq mi (3.07 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km^2)
Elevation	472 ft (144 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	728
• Density	614.86/sq mi (237.38/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	42440
Area code(s)	270 & 364
FIPS code	21-53616
GNIS feature ID	0498645
Website	mortonsgap.ky.gov

Mortons Gap is a city of Kentucky in the United States. It is in Hopkins County. The city is named for Thomas Morton, who settled the area in 1804.^[4]

References

1. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Mortons Gap, Kentucky". Accessed 26 August 2013.
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
3. "Mortons Gap city, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
4. "Dictionary of Places: Morton's Gap". Encyclopedia of Kentucky. New York, New York: Somerset Publishers. 1987. ISBN 0-403-09981-1.