Hanson

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Hanson

Total population

958

Median home value

$141,500

22.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$95,903

Hanson$96k

National$74k

Founded

1873

Elevation133 m

Land area6.85 km²

Coordinates37.42°, -87.48°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hanson is a home rule-class city in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Hanson had a population of 758.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Ruby Laffoon

American politician (1869–1941)

Chris Knight

American singer-songwriter (1960-)

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Dottie Rambo

American singer and songwriter (1934–2008)

Terry Bisson

American science fiction and fantasy author (1942–2024)

Lyne Metcalfe

American politician (1822-1906)

Polk Laffoon

U.S. Representative from Kentucky (1844-1906)

Demetrious Johnson

American mixed martial artist (born 1986)

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Byron Parker

player of American and Canadian football

C

Cynthia Stokes Brown

American historian (born 1938)

James Fleming Gordon

United States federal judge (1918-1990)

Leva Bates

American professional wrestler

Maurice W. Long

American physicist (1925–2023)

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Tim Maypray

player of American and Canadian football (1988-2019)

Travis Ford

American basketball player-coach

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Bob Givens

American animator (1918–2017)

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Sonny Collins

American football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kentucky

• Slaughters
  5.1 mi away
• Madisonville
  5.5 mi away
• Earlington
  10 mi away · pop. 1,084
• Onton
  10.1 mi away
• Sacramento
  11.7 mi away
• Mortons Gap
  12.2 mi away
• Sebree
  12.7 mi away · pop. 1,825
• Calhoun
  14.8 mi away · pop. 601
• Providence
  14.9 mi away · pop. 2,857
• Beech Grove
  14.9 mi away · pop. 291
• Nortonville
  16.2 mi away · pop. 904
• Poole
  17.8 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hanson

The jewell site, Bn 21, Barren County, Kentucky

Lee H. Hanson · 1970

Northern Kentucky Earthquake of July 27,1980

R.D. Hanson · 1980

The Slone Site, Pike County, Kentucky

Lee H. Hanson · 1964

Preliminary excavations at the Slone Site in Pike County, Kentucky

Lee H. Hanson · 1964

Excavations at the Bishop Site, Pi 8, Pike County, Kentucky

Lee H. Hanson · 1964

Hanson, Henson, Hinson, Hynson and allied family names

Ethel Nerim Miner · 1993

Hanson, Henson, Hinson, Hynson, and Allied Family Names Vol. 4 : Vol. 4

Ethel N. Miner · 1993

The Hardin Village site

Lee H. Hanson · 1966

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Huron Skipper

Atalopedes huron

Seen 2026-09-21

Eastern Bark Centipede

Hemiscolopendra marginata

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Seen 2026-09-19

Giant Leopard Moth

Hypercompe scribonia

Seen 2026-09-19

Large Milkweed Bug

Oncopeltus fasciatus

Seen 2026-09-19

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-15

Cloudless Sulphur

Phoebis sennae

Seen 2026-09-15

Great Spangled Fritillary

Argynnis cybele

Seen 2026-09-15

Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).