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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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McCracken County, Kentucky
McCracken County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Paducah
Year Organized: 1825
Square Miles: 251
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Court House: 301 South 6th Street
County Courthouse
Paducah, KY 42003-1702
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Virgil McCracken (?-1813), hero in the War of 1812. One of
those honored after the Battle of River Raisin.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
McCracken county was formed in 1825. It is located in the Jackson Purchase region of the state. The elevation in the
county ranges from 290 to 500 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 65,514 in a land area of 251.02
square miles, an average of 261.0 people per square mile. The county seat is Paducah.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Massac County, Ill.
- Northeast: Livingston County
- Southeast: Marshall County
- South: Graves County
- Southwest: Carlisle County
- West: Ballard County
Cities and Towns:
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- Kevil |
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- Lone Oak |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Paducah
(County Seat) |
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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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