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Breathitt County
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county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- John Breathitt
- Seat
- Jackson
- Largest city
- Jackson
- Judge executive
- Jeff Noble (D)
- Total
- 495 sq mi (1,280 km )
- Land
- 492 sq mi (1,270 km )
- Water
- 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 12,558
- Density
- 27.9/sq mi (10.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- breathittcounty .ky .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- John Breathitt
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Kentucky
- Capital
- Jackson
- Population
- 13718
- Area
- 1283
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Lee County
- Official website
- breathittcounty.ky.gov
- Image
- Breathitt County Kentucky Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 5281
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- Commons category
- Breathitt County, Kentucky
- topic's main category
- Category:Breathitt County, Kentucky
- inception
- 1839-02-08
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Breathitt County, Kentucky
- water as percent of area
- 0.6
- native label
- Breathitt County
- per capita income
- 20325
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Encyclopedic overview
Breathitt County (/ˈbrɛˌθɪt/ BREH-thit) is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,718. Its county seat is Jackson. The county was formed in 1839 and was named for John Breathitt, who was Governor of Kentucky from 1832 to 1834. Breathitt County was formerly a dry county, until a public vote in July 2016 passed, allowing alcohol sales.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Breathitt County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.