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Crittenden County
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county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- John J. Crittenden
- Seat
- Marion
- Largest city
- Marion
- Judge executive
- Perry Newcom (R)
- Total
- 371 sq mi (960 km )
- Land
- 360 sq mi (930 km )
- Water
- 11 sq mi (28 km ) 3.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 8,807
- Density
- 24.5/sq mi (9.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .crittendencountyky .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Crittenden County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. At the 2020 census, the population was 8,990. Its county seat and only municipality is Marion. The county was formed in 1842 and named for John J. Crittenden, senator and future Governor of Kentucky.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Crittenden County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.