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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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Bath County, Kentucky
Bath County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Owingsville
Year Organized: 1811
Square Miles: 279 |
Court House: P.O. Box 39
County Courthouse
Owingsville, KY 40360-0039
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
the county was named for the springs in the
area that were thought to have medicinal value
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Bath county was formed in 1811. It is located in the Eastern Coal Field and Outer Bluegrass regions of the state. The
elevation in the county ranges from 590 to 1388 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 11,085 in a land
area of 279.46 square miles, an average of 39.7 people per square mile. The county seat is Owingsville.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Fleming County
- East: Rowan County
- Southeast: Menifee County
- Southwest: Montgomery County
- West: Bourbon County
- Northwest: Nicholas County
Cities and Towns:
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- Owingsville
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- Salt Lick |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Sharpsburg |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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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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