
Breckinridge County, Kentucky
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Breckinridge County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,432.[1] Its county seat is Hardinsburg, Kentucky.[2] The county was named for John Breckinridge (1760–1806), a Kentucky Attorney General, state legislator, United States Senator, and United States Attorney General.[3][4] It was the 38th Kentucky county in order of formation.[5] Breckinridge County is now a wet county, following a local option election on January 29, 2013, but it had been a dry county for the previous 105 years.
County in Kentucky, United States
County in Kentucky
Breckinridge County | |
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![]() Breckinridge County, Kentucky courthouse in Hardinsburg | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
![]() Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 37°46′N 86°26′W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | 1799 |
Named for | John Breckinridge |
Seat | Hardinsburg |
Largest city | Hardinsburg |
Area | |
• Total | 586 sq mi (1,520 km2) |
• Land | 567 sq mi (1,470 km2) |
• Water | 18 sq mi (50 km2) 3.2%% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,432 |
• Estimate (2022) | 20,943 ![]() |
• Density | 35/sq mi (13/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | www |