West Point, Kentucky
West Point, Kentucky | |
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Location of West Point in Hardin County, Kentucky. | |
| Coordinates: 37°59′56″N 85°57′09″W / 37.99889°N 85.95250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Hardin |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.69 sq mi (6.97 km2) |
| • Land | 2.67 sq mi (6.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 952 |
| • Density | 357.22/sq mi (137.93/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 40177 |
| Area code | 502 |
| FIPS code | 21-81930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0506467 |
| Website | westpoint |
West Point is a home rule-class city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States, near the edge of Fort Knox military reservation on Dixie Highway. It is located in a former meander bend of the Ohio River. The population was 952 as of the 2020 Census, up from 797 from the 2010 census, but still down from 1,100 at the 2000 census.
West Point is part of the Elizabethtown–Fort Knox Metropolitan Statistical Area.