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Breathitt County (/ ˈ b r ɛ ˌ θ ɪ t / BREH-thit) is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,718. [1] Its county seat is Jackson. [2]
Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, fourth among states (including Virginia's independent cities). [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 in a single day, as well as ...
Boyd County was the 107th of 120 counties formed in Kentucky and was established in 1860 from parts of surrounding Greenup, Carter, and Lawrence Counties. [3] It was named for Linn Boyd of Paducah, former U.S. congressman, speaker of the United States House of Representatives, who died in 1859 soon after being elected lieutenant governor of Kentucky.
Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,395. [1] Its county seat is Beattyville. [2] The county was formed in 1870 from parts of Breathitt, Estill, Owsley and Wolfe counties. [3]
Mercer County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,772. [1] Its county seat is Harrodsburg. [2]
Like many other counties in Kentucky, Graves retained prohibition of the sale or consumption of alcohol, voting to be a "dry" county after Congress repealed Prohibition in the 20th century. Graves County was a "limited" dry county , meaning that sale of alcohol in the county is prohibited except for wine and beer in restaurants.
Clay County had the highest poverty level among the 10 poorest counties at 35.9%, the Census Bureau reports, compared to Kentucky’s statewide poverty level of 16.5%. Wolfe County had the lowest ...
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky in the Pennyrile Region along the southern border with Tennessee.As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 9,253. [1]