Map of Sonora city, Kentucky

Sonora is a home rule-class city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 513 at the 2010 census, up from 350 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Elizabethtown, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Sonora city overview:
Name:	Sonora city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kentucky
County:	Hardin County
Elevation:	725 ft (221 m)
Total Area:	1.36 sq mi (3.53 km²)
Land Area:	1.36 sq mi (3.51 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Total Population:	565
Population Density:	416.67/sq mi (160.90/km²)
ZIP code:	42776
Area code:	270 & 364
FIPS code:	2171724
GNISfeature ID:	0503878

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History

Sonora began as an L&N Railroad construction camp known as “Bucksnort” in the late 1850s. This name is believed to have been inspired by the sounds of early locomotives, which the workers thought resembled deer snorts. When a depot was established at the site in 1859, the name was changed to “Sonora”. This may have referred to Sonora, Mexico, the home of a railroad contractor.

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Geography

Sonora is located in southeastern Hardin County at 37°31′33″N 85°53′40″W / 37.52583°N 85.89444°W / 37.52583; -85.89444 (37.525783, -85.894373). The city is concentrated around the intersection of Kentucky Route 84 and Kentucky Route 720, with its municipal boundaries stretching eastward to the Hardin-LaRue county line. Interstate 65 passes through the eastern end of the city, with access from Exit 81. I-65 leads north 13 miles (21 km) to Elizabethtown, the county seat, and south 18 miles (29 km) to Munfordville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km), or 0.98%, are water.