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Kentucky Counties
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Kentucky Counties
Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, third in the U.S. behind
Texas's 254 and Georgia's 159. |
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Barren County, Kentucky
Barren County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Glasgow
Year Organized: 1799
Square Miles: 491 |
Court House: 117-1A North Public Square
County Courthouse
Glasgow, KY 42141
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Named by explorers, Barren County received its namesake due to
large treeless expanses visitors found which made the area seem infertile. The
expanses were attributed to the burning of trees and brush by the Indians to aid
in their buffalo hunts.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Barren county was formed in 1799. It is located in the Pennyrile region of the state. The elevation in the county
ranges from 465 to 1068 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 38,033 in a land area of 490.97 square
miles, an average of 77.5 people per square mile. The county seat is Glasgow.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Hart County
- East: Metcalfe County
- Southeast: Monroe County
- Southwest: Allen County
- West: Warren County
- Northwest: Edmonson County
Cities and Towns:
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- Cave City |
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- Glasgow
(County Seat) |
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- Park City |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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