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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
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Jackson County, Kentucky
Jackson County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: McKee
Year Organized: 1858
Square Miles: 346
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Court House: P.O. Box 175
County Courthouse
Mc Kee, KY 40447-0175
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Gen. Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), military hero and US
president.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Jackson county was formed in 1858. It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the
county ranges from 650 to 1633 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 13,495 in a land area of 346.33
square miles, an average of 39.0 people per square mile. The county seat is McKee.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Estill County
- Northeast: Lee County
- East: Owsley County
- Southeast: Clay County
- Southwest: Laurel County
- West: Rockcastle County
- Northwest: Madison County
Cities and Towns:
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- McKee
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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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