Kentucky · Census place 2153490

Morgantown, Kentucky

Morgantown is a city in Butler County, Kentucky with an estimated 2,510 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 124th largest of 206 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 2,510; #124 of 206 in Kentucky
Change since 2020: +0.7%; +17 people
Land area: 3.3 sq mi; + 0.03 sq mi water
Density: 754 / sq mi; State median 1,588

Orange pin: Morgantown. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Frankfort.

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Morgantown population, 2020 to 2024

Morgantown added 17 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.7%. In the latest year it moved by +26.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,505. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Morgantown covers 3.33 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 754 people per square mile of land. The median Kentucky place of 5,000+ has 1,588, so Morgantown is less dense than the typical town.

What county Morgantown is in

All of Morgantown's residents live in Butler County, which had 12,551 residents in 2024. Morgantown holds 20.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Morgantown

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Morgantown by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 42261. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Morgantown is

The Census internal point of Morgantown is at 37.217400, -86.700200. Frankfort, the capital, is 120.2 miles NE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Beaver Dam, KY (3,535 people), 16.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Clarksville, TN, 57.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 37.217400, -86.700200
DMS: 37°13'2.64"N 86°42'0.72"W
UTM: 16N 526598.9E 4119031.8N
Geohash: dnd7ep4z4
Plus code: 869M678X+XW

Daylight in Morgantown

At 37.22° N, Morgantown gets about 14 h 44 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 36 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 08 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Morgantown

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Kentucky, measured between internal points. The closest is Beaver Dam, 16.0 miles away, with 3,535 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Morgantown, KY?

2,510 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 17 (0.7%) from 2,493 in July 2020.

What county is Morgantown in?

Butler County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Morgantown?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 42261.

How far is Morgantown from Frankfort?

120.2 miles (193.4 km) in a straight line, heading NE from Morgantown.

What is the nearest larger city to Morgantown?

Beaver Dam, KY, with 3,535 residents, 16.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.