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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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Bracken County, Kentucky
Bracken County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Brooksville
Year Organized: 1797
Square Miles: 203
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Court House: PO Box 264
County Courthouse
Brooksville, KY 41004-0264
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Bracken County received its name from Big and Little Bracken
creeks, which were named after John Bracken. Bracken was a famed pioneer, hunter
and Indian fighter.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Bracken county was formed in 1797. It is located in the Outer Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the
county ranges from 455 to 980 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 8,279 in a land area of 203.22
square miles, an average of 40.7 people per square mile. The county seat is Brooksville.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Clermont County, Ohio
- Northeast: Brown County, Ohio
- Southeast: Mason County
- South: Robertson County
- Southwest: Harrison County
- West: Pendleton County
Cities and Towns:
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- Augusta |
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- Brooksville
(County
Seat) |
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Incorporated Area |
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- Germantown |
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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