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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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Hart County, Kentucky
Hart County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Munfordville
Year Organized: 1819
Square Miles: 416
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Court House: P.O. Box 409
County Courthouse
Munfordville, KY 42765-0409
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Capt. Nathaniel G.T. Hart (1784-1813), Lexington lawyer and
merchant; officer in the War of 1812. One of those honored after the Battle of
River Raisin.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Hart county was formed in 1819. It is located in the Pennyrile region of the state. The elevation in the county
ranges from 421 to 1156 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 17,445 in a land area of 415.93 square
miles, an average of 41.9 people per square mile. The county seat is Munfordville.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Hardin County
- Northeast: Larue County
- East: Green County
- Southeast: Metcalfe County
- South: Barren County
- Southwest: Edmonson County
- Northwest: Grayson County
Cities and Towns:
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- Bonnieville |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Horse Cave |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Munfordville
(County
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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