Carlisle County, Kentucky
Carlisle County, Kentucky | |
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Carlisle County Courthouse | |
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 36°51′N 88°59′W / 36.85°N 88.98°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Named after | John G. Carlisle |
| Seat | Bardwell |
| Largest city | Bardwell |
| Government | |
| • Judge/Executive | Greg Terry (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 199 sq mi (520 km2) |
| • Land | 189 sq mi (490 km2) |
| • Water | 9.5 sq mi (25 km2) 4.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,826 |
• Estimate (2024) | 4,777 |
| • Density | 25.5/sq mi (9.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | carlislecounty |
Carlisle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,826, making it the fourth-least populous county in Kentucky. Its county seat is Bardwell. The county was founded in 1886 and named for John Griffin Carlisle, a Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky. It remains a prohibition or dry county. Carlisle County is included in the Paducah, KY-IL, Metropolitan Statistical Area.