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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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Christian County, Kentucky
Christian County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Hopkinsville
Year Organized: 1797
Square Miles: 721 |
Court House: 511 South Main Street
County Courthouse
Hopkinsville, KY 42240-2368
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Col. William Christian (1743-1786), secured Jefferson Co.
(9,000 acres) for Revolutionary War service.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Christian county was formed in 1797. It is located in the Pennyrile region of the state. The elevation in the county
ranges from 390 to 966 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 72,265 in a land area of 721.32 square
miles, an average of 100.2 people per square mile. The county seat is Hopkinsville.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Hopkins County
- Northeast: Muhlenberg County
- East: Todd County
- South: Montgomery County, Tenn.
- Southwest: Stewart County, Tenn.; Trigg County
- Northwest: Caldwell County
Cities and Towns:
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- Crofton |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Fairview |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hopkinsville
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Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- LaFayette |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Oak Grove |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Pembroke |
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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