Meade County
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county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- James Meade
- Seat
- Brandenburg
- Largest city
- Brandenburg
- Judge executive
- Troy Kok (R)
- Total
- 325 sq mi (840 km )
- Land
- 305 sq mi (790 km )
- Water
- 19 sq mi (49 km ) 5.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 30,699
- Density
- 98.4/sq mi (38.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- meadeky.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 30003
- Area
- 840
- Official website
- www.visitmeadecounty.org
- Image
- Meade County, Kentucky courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 10690
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- Commons category
- Meade County, Kentucky
- inception
- 1823-12-17
- water as percent of area
- 5.9
- native label
- Meade County
- per capita income
- 29173
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Meade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,003. Its county seat is Brandenburg. The county was founded December 17, 1823, and named for Captain James M. Meade, who was killed in action at the Battle of River Raisin during the War of 1812. Meade County is part of the Elizabethtown metropolitan area, which is included in the Louisville metropolitan area.
Meade County residents have easy access to major job centers such as Elizabethtown and Fort Knox.
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