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Casey County
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county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Founded
- November 14, 1806
- Named after
- Colonel William Casey
- Seat
- Liberty
- Largest city
- Liberty
- Judge executive
- Randy Dial (R)
- Total
- 446 sq mi (1,160 km )
- Land
- 444 sq mi (1,150 km )
- Water
- 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 16,205
- Density
- 35.9/sq mi (13.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- caseycountyclerk .ky .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Casey County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,941. Its county seat is Liberty. The county was formed in 1806 from the western part of Lincoln County and named for Colonel William Casey, a pioneer settler who moved his family to Kentucky in 1779. It is the only Kentucky county entirely in the Knobs region. Casey County is home to annual Casey County Apple Festival. It is considered part of the Appalachian region of Kentucky.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Casey County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.