Cave City, Kentucky

Cave City is a home rule-class city in Barren County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 2,240 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Glasgow Micropolitan Statistical Area.GeographyCave City is located in northern Barren County at . U.S. Route 31W passes through the center of the city, and Interstate 65 passes to the west of downtown, with access from Exit 53 . Elizabethtown is to the north, and Louisville is north via I-65. Bowling Green is to the southwest, and Nashville, Tennessee, is to the southwest via I-65. The center of Mammoth Cave National Park is 10mi to the west via Kentucky Route 70.According to the United States Census Bureau, Cave City has a total area of 11.4km2, of which 0.05sqkm, or 0.46%, is water.HistoryThe site upon which Cave City stands was acquired in October 1853 by the Knob City Land Company, composed of Messrs. Graham, Quigly, Adams, and Hopson, all of whom were from Louisville and envisioned the place as a resort town due to its proximity to Mammoth Cave. The town was incorporated in 1866.