Glasgow, Kentucky

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The city of Glasgow is located in Barren County and is the county seat.

Glasgow is 230 feet [70.1 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Glasgow lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Glasgow can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Glasgow had a population of 13,019 people^<3> (or 34.15% of the total population of Barren County). The population of Glasgow represented 0.32% of the total of Kentucky, making it the state's 28th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Glasgow had a population of 14,302 people. This is an increase of 9.85% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Glasgow.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cave City	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	2,002	6.49% increase
	Edmonton	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,646	3.78% increase
	Fountain Run	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	239	1.27% increase
	Hiseville	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Horse Cave	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	2,326	3.29% increase
	Munfordville	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,611	3.07% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Glasgow.

Websites for Glasgow

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The Commemorative Quarter for Kentucky<5>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Glasgow. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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