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

Mortons Gap is located in southeastern Hopkins County at 37°14′17″N 87°28′25″W / 37.23806°N 87.47361°W / 37.23806; -87.47361 (37.238098, -87.473484).

Interstate 69 passes east of Mortons Gap, with access from Exit 37, an area which has recently been annexed by the city.

Hopkinsville is 28 miles (45 km) south of Mortons Gap via I-69 and the Pennyrile Parkway.

26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

When Thomas Morton and his young family settled the area in 1804, Thomas bought a large quantity of land in the vicinity of what is now Mortons Gap and built a brick house, the first of Hopkins County, Kentucky.

[4][5] This lovely home stood for another 132 years until it was finally destroyed by fire on September 16, 1936.