Editing Fort Knox (section)

== Geography ==
Fort Knox is located at 37°54'09.96" North, 85°57'09.11" West, along the [[Ohio River]]. The depository itself is located at 37°52'59.59" North, 85°57'55.31" West.

According to the [[Census Bureau]], the base CDP has a total area of {{convert|20.94|sqmi|sigfig=4}}, of which {{convert|20.92|sqmi|sigfig=4|abbr=on}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sigfig=1|abbr=on}}—0.14%—is water.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US21&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-format=ST-7&-_sse=on Kentucky – Place GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density:  2000] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20200212040446/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US21&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-format=ST-7&-_sse=on |date=12 February 2020 }} Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data</ref>
Communities near Fort Knox include [[Brandenburg, Kentucky|Brandenburg]], [[Elizabethtown, Kentucky|Elizabethtown]], [[Hodgenville]], [[Louisville]], [[Radcliff, Kentucky|Radcliff]], [[Shepherdsville]], and [[Vine Grove, Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knox.army.mil/famcom.htm |title=US Army Armor Center- Family & Community |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208184043/http://www.knox.army.mil/famcom.htm |archive-date=8 February 2008 }}</ref> The Meade County city of [[Muldraugh]] is completely surrounded by Fort Knox.

=== Climate ===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Fort Knox has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=42427&cityname=Fort+Knox%2C+Kentucky%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Fort Knox, Kentucky Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|work=Weatherbase|access-date=25 November 2013|archive-date=11 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811093658/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=42427&cityname=Fort+Knox%2C+Kentucky%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|url-status=live}}</ref>