Hancock County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- John Hancock
- Seat
- Hawesville
- Largest city
- Lewisport
- Judge executive
- Johnny W. Roberts Jr. (R)
- Total
- 199 sq mi (520 km )
- Land
- 188 sq mi (490 km )
- Water
- 11 sq mi (28 km ) 5.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 9,050
- Density
- 48.4/sq mi (18.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- www .hancockky .us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,095. Its county seat is in the city of Hawesville located in the Northern part of the county, and its largest city of Lewisport is located in the Northwestern part of the county.
Hancock County is included in the Owensboro metropolitan area.