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Fort Knox, Kentucky

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Fort Knox, Kentucky

Fort Knox is a United States Army installation in Kentucky, south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. It is adjacent to the United States Bullion Depository, which is used to house a large portion of the United States' official gold reserves, and with which it is often conflated..

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About Fort Knox

Fort Knox, KY is a small unincorporated community located in central Kentucky.

Officially, Fort Knox is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 20.29 square miles.

What Makes Fort Knox Unique

  • The only place in America named Fort Knox — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
  • An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
  • Part of the fabric of Kentucky — one of 555 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

  • Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
  • Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
  • Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fort Knox

  • Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
  • Cantigny Dining Facility
  • Song's Kitchen — asian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

  • Fort Knox Water Park · Water park
  • Patton Museum Foundation · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fort Knox

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fort Knox

  • Bluegrass Challenge Academy

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

TypeCDP
Population (2024)
Land area20.29 sq mi
Coordinates37.8916, -85.9672

🗺️ Map of Fort Knox