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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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Henderson County, Kentucky
Henderson County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Henderson
Year Organized: 1799
Square Miles: 440 |
Court House: 20 North Main Street
County Courthouse
Henderson, KY 42420-3120
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Col. Richard Henderson (1735-1785), founder of the Transylvania
Company which acquired portions of Kentucky from the Indians.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Henderson county was formed in 1799. It is located in the Western Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in
the county ranges from 331 to 588 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 44,829 in a land area of
440.12 square miles, an average of 101.9 people per square mile. The county seat is Henderson.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Vanderburgh County, Ind.
- Northeast: Warrick County, Ind.
- East: Daviess County
- Southeast: McLean County
- Southwest: Webster County; Union County
- Northwest: Posey County, Ind.
Cities and Towns:
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- Corydon |
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- Henderson
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Robards |
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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