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Allen County
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county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- John Allen
- Seat
- Scottsville
- Largest city
- Scottsville
- Judge executive
- Dennis Harper (R)
- Total
- 352 sq mi (910 km )
- Land
- 344 sq mi (890 km )
- Water
- 7.5 sq mi (19 km ) 2.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 22,536
- Density
- 59.8/sq mi (23.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .allencountykentucky .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Kentucky
- Contains
- Scottsville
- Capital
- Scottsville
- Population
- 20588
- Area
- 912
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Simpson County
- Official website
- www.allencountykentucky.com
- Image
- Allen County Kentucky courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 7816
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- Commons category
- Allen County, Kentucky
- topic's main category
- Category:Allen County, Kentucky
- inception
- 1815-01-11
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Allen County, Kentucky
- different from
- Allen County
- water as percent of area
- 2.1
- native label
- Allen County
- per capita income
- 23299
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Encyclopedic overview
Allen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,588. Its county seat and only municipality is Scottsville. The county is named for Colonel John Allen, a state senator and soldier who was killed leading the 1st Regiment of Kentucky Rifleman at the Battle of Frenchtown, Michigan during the War of 1812. Allen County was a dry county until 2023, when it voted to legalize the sale of alcohol. It was formed in 1815 from parts of Barren and Warren counties. Allen County is included in the Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Allen County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.