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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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Livingston County, Kentucky
Livingston County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Smithland
Year Organized: 1799
Square Miles: 316 |
Court House: P.O. Box 70
County Courthouse
Smithland, KY 42081-0070
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), member of the Continental
Congress and Secretary of Foreign Affairs; minister to France; one of the
drafters of the Declaration of Independence.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Livingston county was formed in 1799. It is located in the Pennyrile region of the state. The elevation in the county
ranges from 302 to 754 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 9,804 in a land area of 316.08 square
miles, an average of 31.0 people per square mile. The county seat is Smithland.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Hardin County, Ill.
- Northeast: Crittenden County
- Southeast: Lyon County
- South: Marshall County
- Southwest: McCracken County
- West: Massac County, Ill.
- Northwest: Pope County, Ill.
Cities and Towns:
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- Carrsville |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Grand Rivers |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Salem |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Smithland
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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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