Clark County
Also known as Clark County, Kentucky, Clark County, KY
county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- George Rogers Clark
- Seat
- Winchester
- Largest city
- Winchester
- Judge executive
- R. J. Palmer (D)
- Total
- 255 sq mi (660 km )
- Land
- 252 sq mi (650 km )
- Water
- 2.7 sq mi (7.0 km ) 1.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 37,888
- Density
- 147/sq mi (56.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,972. Its county seat is Winchester. The county was created in 1792 from Bourbon and Fayette counties and is named for Revolutionary War hero George Rogers Clark. Clark County is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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