Barren County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- The Barrens, a region of grassland in Kentucky
- Seat
- Glasgow
- Largest city
- Glasgow
- Judge executive
- Jaime Bewley Byrd (R)
- Total
- 500 sq mi (1,300 km )
- Land
- 488 sq mi (1,260 km )
- Water
- 12 sq mi (31 km ) 2.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 45,641
- Density
- 87/sq mi (34/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- barrencounty .ky .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Barren County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,485. Its county seat is Glasgow. The county was founded on December 20, 1798, from parts of Warren and Green Counties. It was named for the Barrens, meadowlands that cover the northern third, though actually the soil is fertile. Barren County is part of the Glasgow, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Bowling Green-Glasgow, KY Combined Statistical Area. In 2007 Barren County was named the "Best Place to Live in Rural America" by Progressive Farmer Magazine.
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