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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.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies , the state had 389 law enforcement agencies employing 7,833 sworn police officers, about 183 for each 100,000 residents.
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]
Louisville Metro Emergency Medical Services is the primary provider of pre-hospital life support and emergency care within Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky.LMEMS is a governmental department that averages 90,000 calls for service, both emergency and non-emergency, each year.
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Buildings and structures in Boyd County, Kentucky (5 C, 10 P) E. Education in Boyd County, Kentucky (2 C, 4 P) G. Geography of Boyd County, Kentucky (3 C, 1 P) P.
Prior to 2003, the area was officially known as the Clarksville-Hopkinsville Metropolitan Statistical Area and included only Montgomery and Christian counties. [3] In 2003, Hopkinsville was removed from the official name as it was no longer considered a principal city. [ 4 ]
Westwood is the name of two locations in the U.S. state of Kentucky: Westwood, Boyd County, Kentucky, a census-designated place; Westwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky, a city located within the Louisville Metro area