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Henry County
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county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- Patrick Henry
- Seat
- New Castle
- Largest city
- Eminence
- Judge executive
- Scott Bates (R)
- Total
- 291 sq mi (750 km )
- Land
- 286 sq mi (740 km )
- Water
- 4.8 sq mi (12 km ) 1.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 16,447
- Density
- 54.8/sq mi (21.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
- Website
- henrycounty .ky .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 15678
- Area
- 754
- Official website
- www.henrycountygov.com
- Image
- Henry County, Kentucky courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 6154
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- Commons category
- Henry County, Kentucky
- inception
- 1798-12-14
- water as percent of area
- 1.7
- native label
- Henry County
- per capita income
- 24823
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Henry County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky bordering the Kentucky River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,678. Its county seat is New Castle, but its largest city is Eminence. The county was founded in 1798 from portions of Shelby County. It was named for the statesman and governor of Virginia Patrick Henry. Henry County is included in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Since the 1990s, it has become an increasingly important exurb, especially as land prices have become higher in neighboring Oldham County. With regard to the sale of alcohol, it is classified as a wet county.
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