Breckinridge Center, KY

Breckinridge Center is a census-designated place in Union County, Kentucky, United States. The 2020 census counted 1,282 residents. Breckinridge Center is named for the Breckinridge Job Corps Center, now known as the Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center. The through line in Breckinridge Center is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Breckinridge Center makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Breckinridge Center was formerly home to Camp Breckinridge, a prisoner of war camp operated by the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Breckinridge Center was later converted into the headquarters of the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division during the Korean War. Breckinridge Center is home to Camp Breckinridge.