Welcome to Ghent ...The city of Ghent is located in Carroll County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Ghent, you might consider that their post office opened in 1817. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ghent has a population of 308 people<2> (see below for details). Ghent is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Ghent lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Ghent: 502 The ZIP code for Ghent: 41045<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ghent had an population of 308 people. This is a decrease of 4.64% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.98% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Ghent had a population of 323 people. This makes Ghent the county's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 323 people, the population of Ghent decreased 12.94% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 371 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Ghent. Communities Also Named Ghent ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Ghent - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia (2) and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ghent. Communities near Ghent ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ghent.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ghent. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ghent. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ghent. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ghent. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ghent. See our Newspapers Page for Ghent. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ghent ...Looking for more information about Ghent? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Ghent, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ghent. Adding Ghent to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Ghent in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ghent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Ghent in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Ghent. Footnotes ...
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