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Alexandria is located near the geographic center of Campbell County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.9 square miles (18.0 km 2), of which 6.9 square miles (17.9 km 2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2), or 0.05%, is water. [12]
Campbell County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census , the population was 93,076. [ 1 ] Its county seats are Alexandria and Newport . [ 2 ]
New Kent County was established in 1654 from York County, Virginia. Kent County, England: 26,134: 210 sq mi (544 km 2) Northampton County: 131: Eastville: 1634: Original county of the Colony under England, initially named Accomac Shire. In 1642, it was renamed Northampton County. However, in 1663, Northampton County was divided into two counties.
Kentucky County, 1776–1780, as established by the Virginia General Assembly. [1] Kentucky County (aka Kentucke County), later the District of Kentucky, was formed by the Commonwealth of Virginia from the western portion (beyond the Big Sandy River and Cumberland Mountains) of Fincastle County effective 1777. [2]
Kentucky was originally a single county in Virginia, created in 1776. 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 ...
Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States.It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of downtown Washington, D.C. Alexandria is the third-largest principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area.
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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]