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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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Lewis County, Kentucky
Lewis County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Vanceburg
Year Organized: 1807
Square Miles: 484 |
Court House: 514 2nd Street
County Courthouse
Vanceburg, KY 41179-1089
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), explorer; territorial governor of
Louisiana.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Lewis county was formed in 1807. It is located in the Outer Bluegrass and Eastern Coal Field regions of the state.
The elevation in the county ranges from 485 to 1400 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 14,092 in a
land area of 484.49 square miles, an average of 29.1 people per square mile. The county seat is Vanceburg.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Adams County, Ohio
- Northeast: Scioto County, Ohio
- East: Greenup County
- Southeast: Carter County
- South: Rowan County
- Southwest: Fleming County
- West: Mason County
Cities and Towns:
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- Concord |
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- Vanceburg
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Seat) |
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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