Mortons Gap, Kentucky

About Mortons Gap

Mortons Gap is a tiny community in southwestern Kentucky with an estimated population of 724.

Mortons Gap holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.18 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 614 residents per square mile.

📰 Mortons Gap News Today

• Mortons Gap officials asking for public’s help locating possible fugitive 14 News · Jul 22
• Sidney “Sid” Wayne Offutt The Messenger · Apr 23
• Obituary for Darrell Wayne Berry Bandy Funeral Home · Dec 14
• Sidney “Sid” Wayne Offutt | Obituaries Kentucky New Era · Apr 14
• Edward "Ed" Wells Obituary (2026) - Madisonville, KY - Harris Funeral Home, Inc. Legacy | Obituary · Jul 27

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What Makes Mortons Gap Unique

• The only place in America named Mortons Gap — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kentucky — one of 555 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

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