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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.

Owen County, Kentucky

Owen County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Owenton
Year Organized: 1819
Square Miles: 352

Court House:

P.O. Box 465
County Courthouse
Owenton, KY 40359-0465

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Col. Abraham Owen (1769-1811), Indian fighter, legislator, member of the state's constitution convention, and hero in the War of 1812.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Owen county was formed in 1819. It is located in the Outer Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 425 to 1000 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 10,547 in a land area of 352.14 square miles, an average of 30.0 people per square mile. The county seat is Owenton.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Gallatin County
Northeast: Grant County
Southeast: Scott County
South: Franklin County
Southwest: Henry County
Northwest: Carroll County

Cities and Towns:

- Gratz	city	Incorporated Area
- Monterey	city	Incorporated Area
- Owenton (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resources

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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."