Jessamine County
Also known as Jessamine County, Kentucky, Jessamine County, KY
county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Founded
- December 19, 1798
- Named after
- Jasmine flowers, Jessamine Creek
- Seat
- Nicholasville
- Largest city
- Nicholasville
- Judge executive
- David West (R)
- Total
- 175 sq mi (450 km )
- Land
- 172 sq mi (450 km )
- Water
- 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km ) 1.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 57,147
- Density
- 308/sq mi (119/km )
- Time zone
~7 min read
Article
Jessamine County (/ˈdʒɛsəmɪn/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,991. Its county seat is Nicholasville. The county was founded in December 1798. Jessamine County is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is within the Inner Blue Grass region, long a center of farming and thoroughbred horse breeding. The legislature established a commercial wine industry here in the late 18th century.
History