Sparta, Kentucky

Sparta is a home rule-class city in Gallatin and Owen counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 231 at the 2010 census.Sparta is home to Kentucky Speedway.GeographySparta is located in southwestern Gallatin County at . The center of town is in Gallatin County on the north side of Eagle Creek; the city limits extend south across the creek into Owen County and north for 3mi up Kentucky Route 35, past Interstate 71 at Exit 57 and encompassing all of the Kentucky Speedway north of the Interstate. Via KY 35 it is 8mi north to Warsaw, the Gallatin County seat, and south to Owenton, the Owen County seat. I-71 leads northeast to Covington and southwest to Louisville. Kentucky Route 467 crosses KY 35 in the center of Sparta, leading northeast to Glencoe and southwest 3mi to Sanders.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.24sqkm, of which 15.16sqkm is land and 0.09sqkm, or 0.57%, is water. Eagle Creek, which flows past the center of town, continues west to the Kentucky River, a tributary of the Ohio River.