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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
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Crittenden County, Kentucky
Crittenden County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Marion
Year Organized: 1842
Square Miles: 362
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Court House: 107 South Main Street
County Courthouse
Marion, KY 42064-1500
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
John J. Crittenden (1787-1863), US Attorney General; Senator;
15th governor of Kentucky
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Crittenden county was formed in 1842. It is located in the Pennyrile region of the state. The elevation in the county
ranges from 310 to 842 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 9,384 in a land area of 362.14 square
miles, an average of 25.9 people per square mile. The county seat is Marion.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Union County; Webster County
- Southeast: Caldwell County
- South: Lyon County
- Southwest: Livingston County
- Northwest: Hardin County, Ill.
Cities and Towns:
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- Marion
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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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