Versailles, Kentucky

Versailles, Kentucky
Main Street
Main Street
Motto: 
"Proud to be a Kentucky Renaissance City"
Location of Versailles in Woodford County, Kentucky.
Location of Versailles in Woodford County, Kentucky.
Coordinates: 38°02′55″N 84°43′33″W / 38.04861°N 84.72583°W / 38.04861; -84.72583
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyWoodford
EstablishedJune 24, 1794
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorBrian Traugott
Area
 • Total6.35 sq mi (16.44 km2)
 • Land6.31 sq mi (16.33 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation912 ft (278 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total10,347
 • Estimate 
(2022)[3]
10,416
 • Density1,640.56/sq mi (633.44/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
40383, 40384, 40386
Area code859
FIPS code21-79482
GNIS feature ID2405645[2]
Websiteversailles.klc.org

Versailles is a home rule-class city in Woodford County, Kentucky, United States. It lies 13 miles (21 kilometers) by road west of Lexington and is part of the Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. Versailles has a population of 10,534 according to 2024 census estimates.[4] It is the county seat of Woodford County.[5] The city's name is pronounced /vərˈslz/ vər-SAYLZ, an anglicization different from the French pronunciation of the royal city of the same name near Paris.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Versailles, Kentucky
  3. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "World Population Review". Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.