Georgetown, Kentucky

For the other community formerly known as Georgetown, Kentucky, see Fairview, Kentucky.

Georgetown, Kentucky
City
Official logo of Georgetown, Kentucky
Nickname: 
G-Town
Location of Georgetown in Scott County, Kentucky.
Location of Georgetown in Scott County, Kentucky.
Coordinates: 38°12′35″N 84°33′36″W / 38.20972°N 84.56000°W / 38.20972; -84.56000
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyScott
Established1784[1]
Government
 • MayorBurney Jenkins[2]
Area
[3]
 • City17.15 sq mi (44.41 km2)
 • Land16.98 sq mi (43.99 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)
Elevation
[4]
883 ft (269 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • City37,086
 • Estimate 
(2023)[6]
39,462
 • RankUS: 1054th
KY: 6th
 • Density2,183.6/sq mi (843.09/km2)
 • Metro
517,846 (US: 109th)
 • Demonym
Georgetonian
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
40324
Area code502
FIPS code021209
GNIS feature ID2403689[4]
Websitegeorgetownky.gov

Georgetown is a home rule-class city[7] in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 37,086 at the 2020 census.[5] It is the 6th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the seat of its county. It was originally called Lebanon when founded by Rev. Elijah Craig and was renamed in 1790 in honor of President George Washington.[8] Historically, settlers were drawn to Georgetown for its Royal Spring.[9]

It is the home of Georgetown College, a private liberal arts college. Georgetown is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. At one time the city served as the training camp home for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals.

The city's growth began in the mid-1980s, when Toyota built Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, its first wholly owned United States plant, in Georgetown. The plant opened in 1988; it builds the Camry, Camry Hybrid, Lexus ES, and RAV4 Hybrid automobiles.[10][11]

  1. ^ Georgetown, Kentucky Archived August 23, 2013, at archive.today Kentucky Secretary of State: Land Office. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "Mayor's Office". Georgetown, Kentucky. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Georgetown, Kentucky
  5. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". Explore Census Data. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  8. ^ "History of Georgetown/Scott County". Georgetown/Scott County Tourism. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  9. ^ O'Dell, Gary A. (2023). Bluegrass Paradise: Royal Spring and the Birth of Georgetown, Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. doi:10.5810/kentucky/9780813196718.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-8131-9708-1.
  10. ^ "Georgetown Toyota plant debuts new Lexus line with 3,000 employees, Kentucky officials". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  11. ^ "RAV4 Hybrid production begins". Georgetown News-Graphic. Retrieved January 9, 2020.