Bracken County
Also known as Bracken County, Kentucky, Bracken County, KY
county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- William Bracken
- Seat
- Brooksville
- Largest city
- Augusta
- Judge executive
- Tina Teegarden (D)
- Total
- 209 sq mi (540 km )
- Land
- 206 sq mi (530 km )
- Water
- 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km ) 1.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 8,511
- Density
- 41/sq mi (16/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Bracken County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,400. Its county seat is Brooksville. The county was formed in 1796. Bracken County is included in the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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