Rineyville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. It is located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Elizabethtown. The population was 3,039 as of the 2020 Census. The Paducah and Louisville Railway runs north and south through the community.
Rineyville, Kentucky | |
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  Rineyville  Rineyville | |
| Coordinates: 37°44′58″N 85°58′12″W / 37.74944°N 85.97000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Hardin |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.60 sq mi (11.91 km2) |
| • Land | 4.57 sq mi (11.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,039 |
| • Density | 665.72/sq mi (257.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EST) |
| ZIP code | 40162 |
| Area codes | 270 & 364 |
| FIPS code | 21-65388 |
| GNIS feature ID | 501960[2] |
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There is no formal city government; a Magistrate, elected to the Hardin County Fiscal Court, represents the unincorporated community. The primary law enforcement agency for Rineyville is the Kentucky State Police – Post 4 in Elizabethtown. The Rineyville Fire Department, created in 1979, consists of over 30 volunteers from the community. Some neighboring communities include Vine Grove to the north, Radcliff to the northeast, and Cecilia to the south.
Rineyville is named for past resident Zachariah Riney, the first school teacher of young Abraham Lincoln.[3]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,039 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rineyville, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 251. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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