Bourbon County
Also known as Bourbon County, Kentucky, Bourbon County, KY
county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- House of Bourbon
- Seat
- Paris
- Largest city
- Paris
- Judge executive
- Mike Williams (R)
- Total
- 292 sq mi (760 km )
- Land
- 290 sq mi (750 km )
- Water
- 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 20,243
- Density
- 70/sq mi (27/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Bourbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,252. Its county seat is Paris. Bourbon County is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is one of Kentucky's nine original counties, and is best known for its historical association with bourbon whiskey.
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