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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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Madison County, Kentucky
Madison County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Richmond
Year Organized: 1786
Square Miles: 441 |
Court House: 101 West Main Street
County Courthouse
Richmond, KY 40475-1494
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
James Madison (1751-1836), member of the Constitutional
Convention and US president.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Madison county was formed in 1786. It is located in the Eastern Knobs region of the state. The elevation in the
county ranges from 530 to 1660 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 70,872 in a land area of 440.68
square miles, an average of 160.8 people per square mile. The county seat is Richmond.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Clark County
- East: Estill County
- Southeast: Jackson County
- South: Rockcastle County
- Southwest: Garrard County
- Northwest: Jessamine County; Fayette County
Cities and Towns:
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- Berea |
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- Richmond
(County 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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