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In 1780, Kentucky County was divided into Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties. Kentucky was admitted as a state in 1792, when it had nine counties. [4] Each county has a legislative council called the fiscal court; [5] despite the name, it no longer has any responsibility for judicial proceedings. [6]
County courthouses in Kentucky (33 P) Pages in category "County government buildings in Kentucky" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 159 square miles (410 km 2), of which 151 square miles (390 km 2) is land and 8.1 square miles (21 km 2) (5.1%) is water. [9] It is the fourth-smallest county in Kentucky by land area and fifth-smallest by total area. It lies along the Ohio and Licking Rivers.
In 2009, a court ruled that Alexandria is the only county seat, and Newport is not a county seat. [57] On November 24, 2010, the Kentucky Court of Appeals disagreed, and granted Newport equal status as a county seat. [58] On August 25, 2011, the Supreme Court of Kentucky denied review of the appellate decision. [59]
Kenton County is a county located in the northern part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census , the population was 169,064, [ 1 ] making it the third most populous county in Kentucky (behind Jefferson County and Fayette County ).
Pendleton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,644. [1] Its county seat is Falmouth. [2] The county was founded December 13, 1798. [3] Pendleton County is included in the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.