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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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Boyle County, Kentucky
Boyle County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Danville
Year Organized: 1842
Square Miles: 182
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Court House: 321 W Main Street
County Courthouse
Danville, KY 40422-9048
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
John Boyle (1774-1834), congressman, Chief Justice of the
Kentucky Court of Appeals, US District Judge.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Boyle county was formed in 1842. It is located in the Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the county
ranges from 740 to 1364 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 27,697 in a land area of 181.90 square
miles, an average of 152.3 people per square mile. The county seat is Danville.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Mercer County
- East: Garrard County
- Southeast: Lincoln County
- South: Casey County
- West: Marion County
- Northwest: Washington County
Cities and Towns:
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- Danville
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- Junction City |
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- Perryville |
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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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