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Bardstown

city in Kentucky, United States

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Country: United States
State: Kentucky
County: Nelson
Settled: Salem, 1770s
Established: Bard's Town, 1780
Incorporated: Bardstown, 1790
Mayor: J. Richard Heaton
Total: 12.19 sq mi (31.57 km )
Land: 12.11 sq mi (31.36 km )
Water: 0.081 sq mi (0.21 km )
Elevation: 659 ft (201 m)
Estimate 2022: 13,739
Density: 1,120.6/sq mi (432.67/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
Fips code: 21-03628
Website: cityofbardstown.org

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Bardstown is a home rule-class city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 13,567 in the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Nelson County.

Bardstown is named for the pioneering Bard brothers. David Bard obtained a 1,000-acre (400 ha) land grant in 1785 in what was then Jefferson County, Virginia. William Bard surveyed and platted the town. It was originally chartered as Baird's Town in 1788, and has been known as Beardstown, and Beards Town. The production of bourbon whiskey is a major industry.