Carrollton, Kentucky
| Carrollton, Kentucky | |
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| City | |
Downtown Carrollton with Ohio River valley in background
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| Motto: "Where Rivers and People Meet" | |
 Location of Carrollton, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates: 38°40′38″N 85°10′17″W / 38.67722°N 85.17139°WCoordinates: 38°40′38″N 85°10′17″W / 38.67722°N 85.17139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Carroll |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.04 sq mi (5.29 km2) |
| • Land | 2.03 sq mi (5.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 482 ft (147 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,938 |
| • Density | 1,935/sq mi (747.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 41008, 41045 |
| Area code(s) | 502 |
| FIPS code | 21-13024 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0488982 |
| Website | carrolltonky |
Carrollton is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Carroll County, Kentucky, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kentucky rivers. The population was 3,938 at the 2010 census.
Carrollton is located in northern Carroll County at 38°40′38″N 85°10′17″W / 38.67722°N 85.17139°W (38.677329, -85.171504). The city is situated on the Ohio River at the mouth of the Kentucky River. It is bordered by the city of Prestonville to the west across the Kentucky River. To the north, across the Ohio River, is Switzerland County, Indiana.
U.S. Route 42 passes through the center of the community, leading northeast 54 miles (87 km) to Cincinnati, Ohio, and southwest 55 miles (89 km) to Louisville. Interstate 71 runs 4 miles (6 km) south of the city roughly parallel to US 42, with access from Exit 44.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km2), of which 0.008 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.42%, is water.
Carrollton was laid out in 1792, and it was known as Port William initially. It served as the county seat of Gallatin County until 1838 when the county was split, creating Carroll County, and Port William was renamed Carrollton and became the seat of the new county. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad was built near town in 1868 and eventually became more important to the town's economy than river traffic.
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