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[edit] List of counties in Kentucky
Despite ranking 37th in size, Kentucky has 120 counties, third in the U.S. behind Texas' 254 and Georgia's 159.[1] The original motivation for having so many counties was to ensure that residents in the days of poor roads and horseback travel could make a round trip from their home to the county seat and back in a single day.[2] Later, however, politics began to play a part, with citizens who disagreed with the present county government simply petitioning the state to create a new county. The 1891 Kentucky Constitution placed stricter limits on county creation, stipulating that a new county:
- must have a land area of at least 400 square miles;
- must have a population of at least 12,000 people;
- must not by its creation reduce the land area of an existing county to less than 400 square miles;
- must not by its creation reduce the population of an existing county to less than 12,000 people;
- must not create a county boundary line that passes within 10 miles of an existing county seat.
These regulations have reined in the proliferation of counties in Kentucky. Since the 1891 Constitution, only McCreary County has been created.[3]
[edit] Basic data
Except where noted otherwise, all data in the following list are taken from the appropriate county's entry in The Kentucky Encyclopedia.[4]
[edit] Census data
All data in the following list are taken from U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.
FIPS County Code | County | Population, 2000 | Housing units | Area in square miles | Density per square mile of land area | |||
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Total area | Water area | Land area | Population | Housing units | ||||
001 | Adair County | 17,244 | 7,792 | 412.23 | 5.39 | 406.84 | 42.4 | 19.2 |
003 | Allen County | 17,800 | 8,057 | 352.04 | 5.92 | 346.12 | 51.4 | 23.3 |
005 | Anderson County | 19,111 | 7,752 | 204.28 | 1.61 | 202.67 | 94.3 | 38.2 |
007 | Ballard County | 8,286 | 3,837 | 273.60 | 22.44 | 251.16 | 33.0 | 15.3 |
009 | Barren County | 38,033 | 17,095 | 499.93 | 8.96 | 490.97 | 77.5 | 34.8 |
011 | Bath County | 11,085 | 4,994 | 283.94 | 4.48 | 279.46 | 39.7 | 17.9 |
013 | Bell County | 30,060 | 13,341 | 361.35 | 0.58 | 360.77 | 83.3 | 37.0 |
015 | Boone County | 85,991 | 33,351 | 256.96 | 10.70 | 246.26 | 349.2 | 135.4 |
017 | Bourbon County | 19,360 | 8,349 | 291.66 | 0.23 | 291.43 | 66.4 | 28.6 |
019 | Boyd County | 49,752 | 21,976 | 161.82 | 1.65 | 160.17 | 310.6 | 137.2 |
021 | Boyle County | 27,697 | 11,418 | 182.99 | 1.09 | 181.90 | 152.3 | 62.8 |
023 | Bracken County | 8,279 | 3,715 | 208.89 | 5.67 | 203.22 | 40.7 | 18.3 |
025 | Breathitt County | 16,100 | 6,812 | 495.29 | 0.09 | 495.19 | 32.5 | 13.8 |
027 | Breckinridge County | 18,648 | 9,890 | 585.53 | 13.12 | 572.41 | 32.6 | 17.3 |
029 | Bullitt County | 61,236 | 23,160 | 300.20 | 1.12 | 299.08 | 204.8 | 77.4 |
031 | Butler County | 13,010 | 5,815 | 431.52 | 3.44 | 428.08 | 30.4 | 13.6 |
033 | Caldwell County | 13,060 | 6,126 | 348.18 | 1.20 | 346.98 | 37.6 | 17.7 |
035 | Calloway County | 34,177 | 16,069 | 410.79 | 24.53 | 386.25 | 88.5 | 41.6 |
037 | Campbell County | 88,616 | 36,898 | 159.43 | 7.87 | 151.55 | 584.7 | 243.5 |
039 | Carlisle County | 5,351 | 2,490 | 199.02 | 6.54 | 192.49 | 27.8 | 12.9 |
041 | Carroll County | 10,155 | 4,439 | 137.27 | 7.18 | 130.09 | 78.1 | 34.1 |
043 | Carter County | 26,889 | 11,534 | 412.15 | 1.55 | 410.60 | 65.5 | 28.1 |
045 | Casey County | 15,447 | 7,242 | 445.73 | 0.12 | 445.61 | 34.7 | 16.3 |
047 | Christian County | 72,265 | 27,182 | 724.01 | 2.69 | 721.32 | 100.2 | 37.7 |
049 | Clark County | 33,144 | 13,749 | 255.16 | 0.85 | 254.31 | 130.3 | 54.1 |
051 | Clay County | 24,556 | 9,439 | 471.08 | 0.07 | 471.01 | 52.1 | 20.0 |
053 | Clinton County | 9,634 | 4,888 | 205.54 | 8.09 | 197.46 | 48.8 | 24.8 |
055 | Crittenden County | 9,384 | 4,410 | 370.95 | 8.81 | 362.14 | 25.9 | 12.2 |
057 | Cumberland County | 7,147 | 3,567 | 310.85 | 5.02 | 305.82 | 23.4 | 11.7 |
059 | Daviess County | 91,545 | 38,432 | 476.27 | 13.88 | 462.39 | 198.0 | 83.1 |
061 | Edmonson County | 11,644 | 6,104 | 308.01 | 5.39 | 302.62 | 38.5 | 20.2 |
063 | Elliott County | 6,748 | 3,107 | 235.20 | 1.24 | 233.96 | 28.8 | 13.3 |
065 | Estill County | 15,307 | 6,824 | 255.70 | 1.76 | 253.93 | 60.3 | 26.9 |
067 | Fayette County (Lexington) | 260,512 | 116,167 | 285.52 | 1.00 | 284.52 | 915.6 | 408.3 |
069 | Fleming County | 13,792 | 6,120 | 351.47 | 0.62 | 350.84 | 39.3 | 17.4 |
071 | Floyd County | 42,441 | 18,551 | 395.46 | 1.16 | 394.29 | 107.6 | 47.0 |
073 | Franklin County | 47,687 | 21,409 | 212.11 | 1.65 | 210.46 | 226.6 | 101.7 |
075 | Fulton County | 7,752 | 3,697 | 230.55 | 21.60 | 208.95 | 37.1 | 17.7 |
077 | Gallatin County | 7,870 | 3,362 | 104.67 | 5.87 | 98.81 | 79.7 | 34.0 |
079 | Garrard County | 14,792 | 6,414 | 233.88 | 2.67 | 231.21 | 64.0 | 27.7 |
081 | Grant County | 22,384 | 9,306 | 260.79 | 0.86 | 259.93 | 86.1 | 35.8 |
083 | Graves County | 37,028 | 16,340 | 556.46 | 0.87 | 555.59 | 66.6 | 29.4 |
085 | Grayson County | 24,053 | 12,802 | 510.85 | 7.17 | 503.68 | 47.8 | 25.4 |
087 | Green County | 11,518 | 5,420 | 288.78 | 0.12 | 288.66 | 39.9 | 18.8 |
089 | Greenup County | 36,891 | 15,977 | 354.51 | 8.41 | 346.11 | 106.6 | 46.2 |
091 | Hancock County | 8,392 | 3,600 | 198.92 | 10.12 | 188.80 | 44.4 | 19.1 |
093 | Hardin County | 94,174 | 37,673 | 629.86 | 1.88 | 627.98 | 150.0 | 60.0 |
095 | Harlan County | 33,202 | 15,017 | 467.97 | 0.78 | 467.20 | 71.1 | 32.1 |
097 | Harrison County | 17,983 | 7,660 | 309.88 | 0.20 | 309.68 | 58.1 | 24.7 |
099 | Hart County | 17,445 | 8,045 | 417.91 | 1.98 | 415.93 | 41.9 | 19.3 |
101 | Henderson County | 44,829 | 19,466 | 467.24 | 27.11 | 440.12 | 101.9 | 44.2 |
103 | Henry County | 15,060 | 6,381 | 291.11 | 1.79 | 289.32 | 52.1 | 22.1 |
105 | Hickman County | 5,262 | 2,436 | 252.94 | 8.49 | 244.44 | 21.5 | 10.0 |
107 | Hopkins County | 46,519 | 20,668 | 554.23 | 3.67 | 550.56 | 84.5 | 37.5 |
109 | Jackson County | 13,495 | 6,065 | 346.57 | 0.24 | 346.33 | 39.0 | 17.5 |
111 | Jefferson County (Louisville) | 693,604 | 305,835 | 398.58 | 13.49 | 385.09 | 1,801.2 | 794.2 |
113 | Jessamine County | 39,041 | 14,646 | 174.45 | 1.32 | 173.13 | 225.5 | 84.6 |
115 | Johnson County | 23,445 | 10,236 | 263.94 | 2.40 | 261.54 | 89.6 | 39.1 |
117 | Kenton County | 151,464 | 63,571 | 164.38 | 2.42 | 161.97 | 935.2 | 392.5 |
119 | Knott County | 17,649 | 7,579 | 353.01 | 0.82 | 352.19 | 50.1 | 21.5 |
121 | Knox County | 31,795 | 13,999 | 387.71 | 0.04 | 387.66 | 82.0 | 36.1 |
123 | Larue County | 13,373 | 5,860 | 263.72 | 0.53 | 263.20 | 50.8 | 22.3 |
125 | Laurel County | 52,715 | 22,317 | 443.74 | 8.07 | 435.67 | 121.0 | 51.2 |
127 | Lawrence County | 15,569 | 7,040 | 420.12 | 1.35 | 418.78 | 37.2 | 16.8 |
129 | Lee County | 7,916 | 3,321 | 211.22 | 1.36 | 209.86 | 37.7 | 15.8 |
131 | Leslie County | 12,401 | 5,502 | 404.36 | 0.33 | 404.03 | 30.7 | 13.6 |
133 | Letcher County | 25,277 | 11,405 | 339.12 | 0.07 | 339.04 | 74.6 | 33.6 |
135 | Lewis County | 14,092 | 6,173 | 495.70 | 11.21 | 484.49 | 29.1 | 12.7 |
137 | Lincoln County | 23,361 | 10,127 | 336.47 | 0.21 | 336.26 | 69.5 | 30.1 |
139 | Livingston County | 9,804 | 4,772 | 342.20 | 26.12 | 316.08 | 31.0 | 15.1 |
141 | Logan County | 26,573 | 11,875 | 557.10 | 1.41 | 555.68 | 47.8 | 21.4 |
143 | Lyon County | 8,080 | 4,189 | 256.42 | 40.71 | 215.70 | 37.5 | 19.4 |
145 | McCracken County | 65,514 | 30,361 | 268.08 | 17.05 | 251.02 | 261.0 | 120.9 |
147 | McCreary County | 17,080 | 7,405 | 430.64 | 2.94 | 427.70 | 39.9 | 17.3 |
149 | McLean County | 9,938 | 4,392 | 256.17 | 1.88 | 254.30 | 39.1 | 17.3 |
151 | Madison County | 70,872 | 29,595 | 443.11 | 2.42 | 440.68 | 160.8 | 67.2 |
153 | Magoffin County | 13,332 | 5,447 | 309.44 | 0.01 | 309.44 | 43.1 | 17.6 |
155 | Marion County | 18,212 | 7,277 | 346.86 | 0.47 | 346.39 | 52.6 | 21.0 |
157 | Marshall County | 30,125 | 14,730 | 340.32 | 35.43 | 304.89 | 98.8 | 48.3 |
159 | Martin County | 12,578 | 5,551 | 230.81 | 0.11 | 230.70 | 54.5 | 24.1 |
161 | Mason County | 16,800 | 7,754 | 246.60 | 5.49 | 241.11 | 69.7 | 32.2 |
163 | Meade County | 26,349 | 10,293 | 324.22 | 15.71 | 308.51 | 85.4 | 33.4 |
165 | Menifee County | 6,556 | 3,710 | 206.03 | 2.13 | 203.90 | 32.2 | 18.2 |
167 | Mercer County | 20,817 | 9,289 | 253.11 | 2.20 | 250.92 | 83.0 | 37.0 |
169 | Metcalfe County | 10,037 | 4,592 | 290.96 | 0.07 | 290.90 | 34.5 | 15.8 |
171 | Monroe County | 11,756 | 5,288 | 332.11 | 1.30 | 330.81 | 35.5 | 16.0 |
173 | Montgomery County | 22,554 | 9,682 | 198.80 | 0.21 | 198.59 | 113.6 | 48.8 |
175 | Morgan County | 13,948 | 5,487 | 383.73 | 2.47 | 381.26 | 36.6 | 14.4 |
177 | Muhlenberg County | 31,839 | 13,675 | 479.43 | 4.71 | 474.72 | 67.1 | 28.8 |
179 | Nelson County | 37,477 | 14,934 | 424.07 | 1.45 | 422.63 | 88.7 | 35.3 |
181 | Nicholas County | 6,813 | 3,051 | 196.85 | 0.24 | 196.61 | 34.7 | 15.5 |
183 | Ohio County | 22,916 | 9,909 | 596.73 | 2.94 | 593.79 | 38.6 | 16.7 |
185 | Oldham County | 46,178 | 15,541 | 196.54 | 7.36 | 189.19 | 244.1 | 82.1 |
187 | Owen County | 10,547 | 5,345 | 354.16 | 2.02 | 352.14 | 30.0 | 15.2 |
189 | Owsley County | 4,858 | 2,247 | 198.09 | 0.00 | 198.09 | 24.5 | 11.3 |
191 | Pendleton County | 14,390 | 5,756 | 281.87 | 1.33 | 280.54 | 51.3 | 20.5 |
193 | Perry County | 29,390 | 12,741 | 342.64 | 0.49 | 342.15 | 85.9 | 37.2 |
195 | Pike County | 68,736 | 30,923 | 788.84 | 1.15 | 787.69 | 87.3 | 39.3 |
197 | Powell County | 13,237 | 5,526 | 180.20 | 0.07 | 180.14 | 73.5 | 30.7 |
199 | Pulaski County | 56,217 | 27,181 | 677.05 | 15.45 | 661.60 | 85.0 | 41.1 |
201 | Robertson County | 2,266 | 1,034 | 100.11 | 0.04 | 100.07 | 22.6 | 10.3 |
203 | Rockcastle County | 16,582 | 7,353 | 318.06 | 0.54 | 317.53 | 52.2 | 23.2 |
205 | Rowan County | 22,094 | 8,985 | 286.25 | 5.43 | 280.82 | 78.7 | 32.0 |
207 | Russell County | 16,315 | 9,064 | 282.82 | 29.29 | 253.53 | 64.4 | 35.8 |
209 | Scott County | 33,061 | 12,977 | 285.30 | 0.57 | 284.72 | 116.1 | 45.6 |
211 | Shelby County | 33,337 | 12,857 | 385.65 | 1.46 | 384.19 | 86.8 | 33.5 |
213 | Simpson County | 16,405 | 7,016 | 236.19 | 0.00 | 236.19 | 69.5 | 29.7 |
215 | Spencer County | 11,766 | 4,555 | 191.80 | 5.89 | 185.90 | 63.3 | 24.5 |
217 | Taylor County | 22,927 | 10,180 | 277.05 | 7.22 | 269.83 | 85.0 | 37.7 |
219 | Todd County | 11,971 | 5,121 | 376.97 | 0.62 | 376.35 | 31.8 | 13.6 |
221 | Trigg County | 12,597 | 6,698 | 481.13 | 38.01 | 443.12 | 28.4 | 15.1 |
223 | Trimble County | 8,125 | 3,437 | 156.23 | 7.38 | 148.85 | 54.6 | 23.1 |
225 | Union County | 15,637 | 6,234 | 363.43 | 18.33 | 345.10 | 45.3 | 18.1 |
227 | Warren County | 92,522 | 38,350 | 547.69 | 2.48 | 545.21 | 169.7 | 70.3 |
229 | Washington County | 10,916 | 4,542 | 301.52 | 0.93 | 300.59 | 36.3 | 15.1 |
231 | Wayne County | 19,923 | 9,789 | 484.20 | 24.80 | 459.40 | 43.4 | 21.3 |
233 | Webster County | 14,120 | 6,250 | 335.68 | 0.93 | 334.75 | 42.2 | 18.7 |
235 | Whitley County | 35,865 | 15,288 | 445.15 | 4.99 | 440.15 | 81.5 | 34.7 |
237 | Wolfe County | 7,065 | 3,264 | 222.86 | 0.08 | 222.78 | 31.7 | 14.7 |
239 | Woodford County | 23,208 | 9,374 | 191.98 | 1.30 | 190.68 | 121.7 | 49.2 |
Totals | 4,041,769 | 1,750,927 | 40,409.02 | 680.79 | 39,728.21 |
[edit] References
- ^ How Many Counties are in Your State?. Click and Learn. Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
- ^ (1992) "Counties", in Kleber, John E.: The Kentucky Encyclopedia, Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813117720.
- ^ (1996) "Fiscal Court", County Government in Kentucky: Informational Bulletin No. 115. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission.
- ^ (1992) in Kleber, John E.: The Kentucky Encyclopedia, Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813117720.
- ^ History of Crittenden County, Kentucky and The Crittenden Press, published since 1879. The Crittenden Press. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
- ^ About Garrard County. Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
- ^ Welcome to Mason County, Kentucky. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
- ^ Montgomery County, Kentucky Genealogy. Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
- ^ Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
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