Rowan County
Also known as Rowan County, Kentucky, Rowan County, KY
county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- John Rowan
- Seat
- Morehead
- Largest city
- Morehead
- Judge executive
- Harry Clark (D)
- Total
- 286 sq mi (740 km )
- Land
- 280 sq mi (730 km )
- Water
- 6.5 sq mi (17 km ) 2.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 24,476
- Density
- 88/sq mi (34/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Rowan County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky, in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,662. Its county seat is Morehead.
The county was created in 1856 from parts of Fleming and Morgan counties, and named after John Rowan, who represented Kentucky in the House of Representatives and the Senate.