Crofton, KY

Crofton is a home rule-class city in Christian County, Kentucky, in the United States. The 2020 census counted 653 residents. Crofton is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. Incorporated in 1873, the city is named for pioneer James Croft, the original owner of the town site. That mix gives Crofton a clear local shape within Kentucky, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. U.S. Route 41 passes through the center of town as Madisonville Street, and I-169 passes east of Crofton, with access from Exit 23. Hopkinsville, the Christian County seat, is 13 miles to the south, and Madisonville is 22 miles to the north.