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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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Greenup County, Kentucky
Greenup County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Greenup
Year Organized: 1804
Square Miles: 346
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Court House: Main Street, Room 102
County Courthouse
Greenup, KY 41144-0000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Christopher Greenup (1750-1818), Kentucky's 1st congressman,
3rd governor of Kentucky; clerk of the Kentucky Senate.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Greenup county was formed in 1804. It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the
county ranges from 485 to 1200 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 36,891 in a land area of 346.11
square miles, an average of 106.6 people per square mile. The county seat is Greenup.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Scioto County, Ohio
- East: Lawrence County, Ohio
- Southeast: Boyd County
- Southwest: Carter County
- West: Lewis County
Cities and Towns:
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- Flatwoods |
city |
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- Greenup
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Raceland |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Russell |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- South Shore |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Worthington |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Wurtland |
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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