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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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Grant County, Kentucky
Grant County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Williamstown
Year Organized: 1820
Square Miles: 260 |
Court House: 101 N. Main Street
County Courthouse
Williamstown, KY 41097-1188
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Col. John Grant (1754-1826), pioneer; salt producer in the
Licking Valley.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Grant county was formed in 1820. It is located in the Outer Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the
county ranges from 530 to 1000 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 22,384 in a land area of 259.93
square miles, an average of 86.1 people per square mile. The county seat is Williamstown.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Kenton County
- Northeast: Pendleton County
- Southeast: Harrison County
- South: Scott County
- Southwest: Owen County
- Northwest: Gallatin County; Boone County
Cities and Towns:
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- Corinth |
city |
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- Crittenden |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Dry Ridge |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Williamstown
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Seat) |
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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