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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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Caldwell County, Kentucky
Caldwell County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Princeton
Year Organized: 1809
Square Miles: 347
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Court House: 100 East Market Street
County Courthouse
Princeton, KY 42445-1675
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Gen. John Caldwell (1757-1804), participated in the George
Rogers Clark Indian Campaign of 1786; Kentucky Senator; Kentucky's 2nd Lt.
Governor.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Caldwell county was formed in 1809. It is located in the Pennyrile region of the state. The elevation in the county
ranges from 339 to 767 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 13,060 in a land area of 346.98 square
miles, an average of 37.6 people per square mile. The county seat is Princeton.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Webster County; Hopkins County
- Southeast: Christian County
- South: Trigg County
- Southwest: Lyon County
- Northwest: Crittenden County
Cities and Towns:
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- Fredonia |
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- Princeton
(County
Seat) |
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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