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Sonora, Kentucky
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Buildings along Main Street
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Location of Sonora in Hardin County, Kentucky.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Hardin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.36 sq mi (3.53 km2) |
| • Land | 1.36 sq mi (3.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 565 |
| • Density | 416.67/sq mi (160.90/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
42776
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| Area code(s) | 270 & 364 |
| FIPS code | 21-71724 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0503878 |
Sonora is a home rule-class city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 565 as of the 2020 Census, up from 513 from the 2010 census,. It is included in the Elizabethtown, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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History
Sonora began as an L&N Railroad construction camp known as "Bucksnort" in the late 1850s. This name is believed to have been inspired by the sounds of early locomotives, which the workers thought resembled deer snorts. When a depot was established at the site in 1859, the name was changed to "Sonora". This may have referred to Sonora, Mexico, the home of a railroad contractor.
U.S. Navy Master Diver Carl Brashear was born in nearby Tonieville and raised in Sonora.
Geography
Sonora is located in southeastern Hardin County at 37°31′33″N 85°53′40″W / 37.52583°N 85.89444°W (37.525783, -85.894373). The city is concentrated around the intersection of Kentucky Route 84 and Kentucky Route 720, with its municipal boundaries stretching eastward to the Hardin-LaRue county line. Interstate 65 passes through the eastern end of the city, with access from Exit 81. I-65 leads north 13 miles (21 km) to Elizabethtown, the county seat, and south 18 miles (29 km) to Munfordville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.98%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 565 people.
See also
In Spanish: Sonora (Kentucky) para niños
