Ballard County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- Bland Ballard
- Seat
- Wickliffe
- Largest city
- LaCenter
- Judge executive
- Todd Cooper (R)
- Total
- 274 sq mi (710 km )
- Land
- 247 sq mi (640 km )
- Water
- 27 sq mi (70 km ) 9.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 7,594
- Density
- 31.3/sq mi (12.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- ballardcounty .ky .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Ballard County is a county located in the west portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,728. Its county seat is Wickliffe and its largest city is LaCenter. The county was created by the Kentucky State Legislature in 1842 and is named for Captain Bland Ballard, a soldier, statesman, and member of the Kentucky General Assembly. Ballard County is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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