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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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Laurel County, Kentucky
Laurel County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: London
Year Organized: 1826
Square Miles: 436 |
Court House: 101 S. Main Street
County Courthouse
London, KY 40741-1373
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
No definite origin known, historians attribute Laurel County to
be named for the immense growth of mountain laurel and rhododendron shrubs in
the area, or the county is named after the Laurel River
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Laurel county was formed in 1826. It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the
county ranges from 723 to 1760 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 52,715 in a land area of 435.67
square miles, an average of 121.0 people per square mile. The county seat is London.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Jackson County
- East: Clay County
- Southeast: Knox County
- South: Whitley County
- Southwest: McCreary County
- West: Pulaski County
- Northwest: Rockcastle County
Cities and Towns:
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- London
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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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