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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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Grayson County, Kentucky
Grayson County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Leitchfield
Year Organized: 1810
Square Miles: 504
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Court House: 10 Public Square
County Courthouse
Leitchfield, KY 42754-1127
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Col. William Grayson, Revolutionary War aide to Gen. George
Washington; delegate to the Virginia General Assembly and the Continental
Congress.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Grayson county was formed in 1810. It is located in the Western Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the
county ranges from 395 to 963 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 24,053 in a land area of 503.68
square miles, an average of 47.8 people per square mile. The county seat is Leitchfield.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Breckinridge County
- Northeast: Hardin County
- Southeast: Hart County; Edmonson County
- Southwest: Butler County
- West: Ohio County
Cities and Towns:
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- Caneyville |
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- Clarkson |
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Incorporated Area |
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- Leitchfield
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Seat) |
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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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