Nelson County
Also known as Nelson County, Kentucky, Nelson County, KY
county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Founded
- November 29, 1784
- Named after
- Thomas Nelson Jr.
- Seat
- Bardstown
- Largest city
- Bardstown
- Judge executive
- Timothy Hutchins (R)
- Total
- 424 sq mi (1,100 km )
- Land
- 418 sq mi (1,080 km )
- Water
- 6.6 sq mi (17 km ) 1.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 49,036
- Density
- 112/sq mi (43.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
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Nelson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,738. Its county seat is Bardstown. Nelson County comprises the Bardstown, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Louisville/Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Madison, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area.
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