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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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Carroll County, Kentucky
Carroll County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Carrollton
Year Organized: 1838
Square Miles: 130
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Court House: 440 Main Street
County Courthouse
Carrollton, KY 41008-1086
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Charles Carroll (1737-1832), longest surviving and only
Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Carroll county was formed in 1838. It is located in the Outer Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the
county ranges from 420 to 940 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 10,155 in a land area of 130.09
square miles, an average of 78.1 people per square mile. The county seat is Carrollton.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Switzerland County, Ind.; Gallatin County
- Southeast: Owen County
- South: Henry County
- Southwest: Trimble County
- Northwest: Jefferson County, Ind.
Cities and Towns:
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- Carrollton
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- Ghent |
city |
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- Prestonville |
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- Sanders |
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- Worthville |
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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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