Hazel Green, Kentucky
Hazel Green | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Trimble's Store | |
Hazel Green Location within the state of Kentucky Hazel Green Hazel Green (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°47′51″N 83°25′0″W / 37.79750°N 83.41667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Wolfe |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.08 sq mi (2.79 km2) |
| • Land | 1.08 sq mi (2.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 922 ft (281 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 173 |
| • Density | 161/sq mi (62.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 41332 |
| FIPS code | 21-35398 |
| GNIS feature ID | 493953 |
Hazel Green (also Trimbles Store) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hazel Green had a population of 173.[2] It lies along Routes 191 and 205 northeast of the city of Campton, the county seat of Wolfe County.[3] Its elevation is 922 feet (281 m).[4] It has a post office with the ZIP code 41332.[5]
A post office was established as Hazle Green [sic] in 1829, and named for the hazel shrubs prevalent in the area. The name of the post office was officially changed to its present spelling in 1889.[6]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 173 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
Notable people
- Joseph L. Bristow, U.S. senator from Kansas, born in Hazel Green[8]
- Pete Center, baseball player.
- South Trimble U.S. House of Representatives -Longest serving Clerk of the House of Representatives
- Hugh Holland 1970s Californian skateboard photographer[9]
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hazel Green, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
- ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 135. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Onofrio, Jan (2000). Kansas Biographical Dictionary (Second ed.). St. Claire Shores, MI: Somerset Publishers. pp. 49–50. ISBN 978-0-4030-9313-7 – via Google Books.
- ^ Holland, Hugh; Fairey, Shepard; Owchar, Nick. Last days of summer: California skateboarding archive 1975-1978. Los Angeles: Chronicle Chroma. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-7972-3231-7. OCLC 1459210663. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
External links
- Digitized images from the Pearl Day Bach Photographic Collection, 1893-1961 housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center