Cumberland County
Also known as Cumberland County, Kentucky, Cumberland County, KY
county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- Cumberland River
- Seat
- Burkesville
- Largest city
- Burkesville
- Judge executive
- Luke King (R)
- Total
- 311 sq mi (810 km )
- Land
- 305 sq mi (790 km )
- Water
- 5.7 sq mi (15 km ) 1.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 5,992
- Density
- 19.3/sq mi (7.45/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Cumberland County is a county located in the Pennyroyal Plateau region of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,888. Its county seat is Burkesville. The county was formed in 1798 and named for the Cumberland River, which in turn may have been named after the Duke of Cumberland or the English county of Cumberland.
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