Letcher County
Also known as Letcher County, Kentucky, Letcher County, KY
county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- Robert P. Letcher
- Seat
- Whitesburg
- Largest city
- Jenkins
- Judge executive
- Terry Adams (R)
- Total
- 339 sq mi (880 km )
- Land
- 338 sq mi (880 km )
- Water
- 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 19,952
- Density
- 63.8/sq mi (24.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Letcher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,548. Its county seat is Whitesburg. It was created in 1842 from Harlan and Perry counties, and named for Robert P. Letcher, Governor of Kentucky from 1840 to 1844.
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