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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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Harlan County, Kentucky
Harlan County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Harlan
Year Organized: 1819
Square Miles: 467
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Court House: PO Box 670
County Courthouse
Harlan, KY 40831-0670
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Maj. Silas Harlan (1752-1782), pioneer and Salt River settler;
served with George Rogers Clark.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Harlan county was formed in 1819. It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the
county ranges from 1070 to 4145 feet above sea level, the highest in the state. In 2000 the county population was 33,202
in a land area of 467.20 square miles, an average of 71.1 people per square mile. The county seat is Harlan. The highest
point is on Black Mountain.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Perry County
- Northeast: Letcher County; Wise County, Va.
- Southeast: Lee County, Va.
- Southwest: Bell County
- Northwest: Leslie County
Cities and Towns:
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- Benham |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Cumberland |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Evarts |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Harlan
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Loyall |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lynch |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Wallins Creek |
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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