Fleming County
Also known as Fleming County, Kentucky, Fleming County, KY
county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- John Fleming (1735–1791), early settler of Kentucky
- Seat
- Flemingsburg
- Largest city
- Flemingsburg
- Judge executive
- John Sims Jr. (R)
- Total
- 351 sq mi (910 km )
- Land
- 349 sq mi (900 km )
- Water
- 2.8 sq mi (7.3 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 15,787
- Density
- 45.2/sq mi (17.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Fleming County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,082. Its county seat is Flemingsburg. The county was formed in 1798 and named for Colonel John Fleming, an Indian fighter and early settler. It is a moist county. In 1998, the Kentucky General Assembly designated Fleming County as the Covered Bridge Capital of Kentucky.
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