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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]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 February 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For the river, see Kentucky River. For other uses, see Kentucky (disambiguation). State in the United States Kentucky State Commonwealth of Kentucky Flag Seal Nickname: The Bluegrass State Motto(s): United we stand, divided we fall Deo ...
As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,051, [1] making it the second-least populous county in Kentucky. The county seat is Booneville. [2] The county was organized on January 23, 1843, from Clay, Estill, and Breathitt counties and named for William Owsley (1782–1862), the judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals and Governor of Kentucky ...
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Pike County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 Census, the population was 58,669. [1] Its county seat is Pikeville. [2] The county was founded in 1821. [3] It is a moist county—a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited but which contains a "wet" city.
Lincoln County—originally Lincoln County, Virginia—was established by the Virginia General Assembly in June 1780, and named in honor of Revolutionary War general Benjamin Lincoln. [3] [4] It was one of three counties formed out of Virginia's Kentucky County (The other two were Fayette and Jefferson), and is one of Kentucky's nine original ...
Grayson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,420. [1] Its county seat is Leitchfield. [2] The county was formed in 1810 and named for William Grayson (1740–1790), a Revolutionary War colonel and a prominent Virginia political figure.