Harrison County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Founded
- December 21, 1793
- Named after
- Benjamin Harrison (Pennsylvania)
- Seat
- Cynthiana
- Largest city
- Cynthiana
- Judge executive
- Jason Marshall (R)
- Total
- 310 sq mi (800 km )
- Land
- 306 sq mi (790 km )
- Water
- 3.5 sq mi (9.1 km ) 1.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 19,627
- Density
- 61.1/sq mi (23.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
- Website
- www.harrisoncounty, fiscalcourt.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,692. Its county seat is Cynthiana. The county was founded in 1793 and named for Colonel Benjamin Harrison, an advocate for Kentucky statehood, framer of the Kentucky Constitution, and Kentucky legislator.
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