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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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Marshall County, Kentucky
Marshall County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Benton
Year Organized: 1842
Square Miles: 305 |
Court House: 1101 Main Street
County Courthouse
Benton, KY 42025-1449
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
John Marshall (1755-1835), founder of the US system of
constitutional law, including the doctrine of judicial review, defendant in the
famous case, Marbury v. Madison (1803), which established the Supreme Court's
right to state and expound constitutional law.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Marshall county was formed in 1842. It is located in the Jackson Purchase region of the state. The elevation in the
county ranges from 302 to 550 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 30,125 in a land area of 304.89
square miles, an average of 98.8 people per square mile. The county seat is Benton.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Livingston County
- Northeast: Lyon County
- East: Trigg County
- South: Calloway County
- Southwest: Graves County
- Northwest: McCracken County
Cities and Towns:
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- Benton
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- Calvert City |
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Incorporated Area |
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- Hardin |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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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