Breckinridge County, Kentucky
Breckinridge County, Kentucky | |
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Breckinridge County, Kentucky courthouse in Hardinsburg | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′N 86°26′W / 37.77°N 86.43°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| Founded | 1799 |
| Named after | John Breckinridge |
| Seat | Hardinsburg |
| Largest city | Hardinsburg |
| Government | |
| • Judge/Executive | Maurice Lucas (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 586 sq mi (1,520 km2) |
| • Land | 567 sq mi (1,470 km2) |
| • Water | 18 sq mi (47 km2) 3.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,432 |
• Estimate (2024) | 21,221 |
| • Density | 37.4/sq mi (14.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | breckinridgeky |
Breckinridge County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,432. Its county seat is Hardinsburg, Kentucky. The county was named for John Breckinridge (1760–1806), a Kentucky Attorney General, state legislator, United States Senator, and United States Attorney General. It was the 38th Kentucky county in order of formation. Breckinridge County is now a wet county, following a local-option election on January 29, 2013, but it had been a dry county for the previous 105 years.