Trenton, Kentucky

City in Kentucky, United States

36°43′24″N 87°15′40″W / 36.72333°N 87.26111°W / 36.72333; -87.26111CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyToddArea

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• Total0.57 sq mi (1.48 km²) • Land0.57 sq mi (1.47 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

587 ft (179 m)Population

(2020)

• Total326 • Density572.93/sq mi (221.28/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

42286

Area code270FIPS code21-77592GNIS feature ID0505487Websitewww.trentonky.org

Trenton is a city in Todd County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 384 at the 2010 census.

History

Settled as Lewisburg in 1796, and incorporated in 1840. The city was renamed after Trenton, New Jersey in 1819.^[2]

Trenton is located at 36°43′24″N 87°15′40″W / 36.72333°N 87.26111°W / 36.72333; -87.26111 (36.723246, -87.261209).^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all land.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1830	178	—
1870	221	—
1880	152	−31.2%
1890	455	199.3%
1900	600	31.9%
1910	653	8.8%
1920	552	−15.5%
1930	524	−5.1%
1940	572	9.2%
1950	577	0.9%
1960	542	−6.1%
1970	496	−8.5%
1980	465	−6.2%
1990	378	−18.7%
2000	419	10.8%
2010	384	−8.4%
2020	326	−15.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

Musician and activist Josephine Leavell Allensworth was born in Trenton.^[5]

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ "Dictionary of Places: Trenton". Encyclopedia of Kentucky. New York, New York: Somerset Publishers. 1987. ISBN 0-403-09981-1.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
^ "Allensworth, Josephine Leavell (1855-1938)". Online Encyclopedia Index. BlackPast.org. Retrieved June 5, 2013.