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Whitley County
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county in Kentucky, United States
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Whitley County is a county located in the state of Kentucky, United States. Its legal name is the County of Whitley, Kentucky. The county seat is Williamsburg. The jurisdiction is identified as US-KY, and its current status is active.
The county was established on January 17, 1818. According to available data, the population is 36,712. There are 12,685 households in the county. The governing body is referred to as the Whitley County Fiscal Court.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Founded
- January 17, 1818
- Named after
- William Whitley
- Seat
- Williamsburg
- Largest city
- Corbin
- Judge executive
- Pat White Jr. (R)
- Total
- 445 sq mi (1,150 km )
- Land
- 438 sq mi (1,130 km )
- Water
- 7.3 sq mi (19 km ) 1.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 37,297
- Density
- 83.8/sq mi (32.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- www .whitleycountyfiscalcourt .com
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Kentucky
- Contains
- Williamsburg
- Capital
- Williamsburg
- Population
- 36712
- Area
- 445
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Shares border with
- McCreary County
- Official website
- www.whitleycountyfiscalcourt.com
- Image
- Whitley County, Kentucky Courthouse.JPG
- Households
- 12685
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- different from
- Whitley County
- water as percent of area
- 1.6
- native label
- Whitley County
- Commons category
- Whitley County, Kentucky
- topic's main category
- Category:Whitley County, Kentucky
- inception
- 1818-01-17
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Whitley County, Kentucky
- per capita income
- 21535
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Encyclopedic overview
Whitley County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,712. Its county seat is at Williamsburg, though the largest city is Corbin, and the county's District Court (a trial court of limited jurisdiction) sits in both cities. Whitley County is included in the London, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Whitley County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.