Scott County
Also known as Scott County, Kentucky, Scott County, KY
county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- General Charles Scott
- Seat
- Georgetown
- Largest city
- Georgetown
- Judge executive
- Joe Pat Covington (R)
- Total
- 285 sq mi (740 km )
- Land
- 282 sq mi (730 km )
- Water
- 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km ) 1.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 62,262
- Density
- 203/sq mi (78.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Scott County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 57,155. Scott County is part of the Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat and largest city is Georgetown.
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