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Kentucky’s Counties
By: Jonathan
The Commonwealth of Kentucky contains all of our 120 counties. Fifteen are named in honor of governors, four are named after lieutenant governors, and several others were named after heroes, because they did very good deeds that were not forgotten by people.
The first 10 counties that were formed were Logan, Nelson, Mercer, Lincoln, Madison, Jefferson, Woodford, Mason, Fayette, and Bourbon. Only ten counties have developed since the Civil War. In the 1800’s just about half of our counties had developed. This is the year that the Jackson Purchase was finished and was given to the Commonwealth. Then, only ten of the counties had their own permanent boundaries. By 1912 all of our counties had formed. The last county (120) was created to honor Governor James B. McCreary.
The largest county is Jefferson, and its seat is Lousiville, which has a population of 664,937. The smallest is Gallatin, whose county seat is Warsaw. The county we live in right now, Fayette, was formed in 1780. Fayette county is located in the inner bluegrass region of Kentucky. The elevation of the counties ranges between 549 feet to 1070 feet above sea level.
Adding up all of the counties, the total population of Kentucky is 3,685,296, the density is 92.9 people per square mile, and the total area is 39,679 square miles
For a picture of the counties you can go to:
www.kyhistory.org/Research/Kentucky_Counties_map.htm
Picture from:
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/kentucky-atlasc.html
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Kentucky Governors by: Robert A. Powell |