Boyle County, Kentucky

Boyle County, Kentucky
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°37′N 84°52′W / 37.62°N 84.87°W / 37.62; -84.87
Country United States
State Kentucky
Founded1842
Named afterJohn Boyle
SeatDanville
Largest cityDanville
Government
 • Judge/ExecutiveTrille Bottom (D)
Area
 • Total
183 sq mi (470 km2)
 • Land180 sq mi (470 km2)
 • Water2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)  1.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
30,614
 • Estimate 
(2024)
31,394
 • Density158/sq mi (61/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitewww.boyleky.com

Boyle County is a county located in the central part of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,614. Its county seat is Danville. The county was formed in 1842 and named for John Boyle (1774–1835), a U.S. Representative, chief justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and later federal judge for the District of Kentucky, and is part of the Danville, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.