Graves County

Also known as Graves County, Kentucky, Graves County, KY

county in Kentucky, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Kentucky
Named after: Benjamin F. Graves
Seat: Mayfield
Largest city: Mayfield
Judge executive: Jesse Perry (I)
Total: 557 sq mi (1,440 km )
Land: 552 sq mi (1,430 km )
Water: 5.0 sq mi (13 km ) 0.9%
Estimate 2025: 37,050
Density: 66.4/sq mi (25.6/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 1st
Website: gravescounty .ky .gov /Pages /default .aspx

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Wikidata facts

Population: 36649
Area: 1441
Official website: www.gravescountyky.com
Image: Graves County Courthouse KY.JPG
Households: 14402

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Commons category: Graves County, Kentucky
inception: 1824-00-00
water as percent of area: 0.9
native label: Graves County
per capita income: 25557

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Graves County is a county located on the southwest border of the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,649. Its county seat is Mayfield. The county was formed in 1824 and was named for Major Benjamin Franklin Graves, a politician and fallen soldier in the War of 1812.

Graves County comprises the Mayfield, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL Combined Statistical Area.