Hanson is a home rule-class city in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in the United States.

The town was founded in 1869 on a 50-acre (20 ha) grant from two local landowners, judge Robert Eastwood and pastor Roland Gooch, in order to function as a stop on the Evansville, Henderson, and Nashville Railroad.

[3] The community received its post office on December 7, 1869,[4] and was incorporated by the state assembly on March 31, 1873.

The city was essentially destroyed by a fire in 1889,[3] and the present historic district dates from the rebuilding that followed.

[6] Today, the former L&N network makes up part of CSX Transportation, which operates a siding track in Hanson.

The racial makeup of the city was 97.76% White, 0.48% Black or African American, 0.96% Asian, and 0.80% from two or more races.