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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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Hopkins County, Kentucky
Hopkins County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Madisonville
Year Organized: 1807
Square Miles: 551 |
Court House: 56 North Main Street
County Government Center
Madisonville, KY 42431-0000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Gen. Samuel Hopkins (1753-1819), officer in both the
Revolutionary War and War of 1812; Kentucky legislator; US congressman.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Hopkins county was formed in 1807. It is located in the Western Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the
county ranges from 345 to 729 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 46,519 in a land area of 550.56
square miles, an average of 84.5 people per square mile. The county seat is Madisonville.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: McLean County
- Southeast: Muhlenberg County
- South: Christian County
- Southwest: Caldwell County
- Northwest: Webster County
Cities and Towns:
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- Dawson Springs |
city |
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- Earlington |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hanson |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Madisonville
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Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Mortons Gap |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Nebo |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Nortonville |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- St. Charles |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- White Plains |
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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