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Nicholas County
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county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Seat
- Carlisle
- Largest city
- Carlisle
- Judge executive
- Steve Hamilton (D)
- Total
- 197 sq mi (510 km )
- Land
- 195 sq mi (510 km )
- Water
- 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 7,949
- Density
- 40.8/sq mi (15.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 6th
- Website
- nicholascounty .ky .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- George Nicholas
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Kentucky
- Capital
- Carlisle
- Population
- 7537
- Area
- 510
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Harrison County
- Official website
- nicholascounty.ky.gov
- Image
- Nicholas County Kentucky Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 2714
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- native label
- Nicholas County
- different from
- Nicholas County
- topic's main category
- Category:Nicholas County, Kentucky
- Commons category
- Nicholas County, Kentucky
- inception
- 1799-12-18
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Nicholas County, Kentucky
- water as percent of area
- 0.8
- per capita income
- 24356
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Encyclopedic overview
Nicholas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,537. Its county seat is Carlisle, which is also the only incorporated community in the county. Founded in 1799, the county is named for Col. George Nicholas, the "Father of the Kentucky Constitution."
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nicholas County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.