Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- Alexander Scott Bullitt
- Seat
- Shepherdsville
- Largest city
- Mount Washington
- Judge executive
- Jerry Summers (R)
- Total
- 300 sq mi (780 km )
- Land
- 297 sq mi (770 km )
- Water
- 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km ) 1.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 86,454
- Density
- 277/sq mi (107/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Bullitt County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 82,217. Its county seat is Shepherdsville. The county was founded in 1796. Located just south of the city of Louisville, Bullitt County is included in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area, commonly known as Kentuckiana. The western fifth of the county (62 sq. miles/40,000 acres (160 km)) is part of the United States Army post of Fort Knox and is reserved for military training.
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