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Rockcastle County

Also known as Rockcastle County, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, KY

county in Kentucky, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Kentucky
Named after: Rockcastle River
Seat: Mount Vernon
Largest city: Mount Vernon
Judge executive: Howell Holbrook Jr. (R)
Total: 318 sq mi (820 km )
Land: 317 sq mi (820 km )
Water: 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km ) 0.5%
Estimate 2025: 16,148
Density: 50.6/sq mi (19.5/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 5th
Website: rockcastlecountyky .com

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Wikidata facts

Population: 16037
Area: 824
Official website: rockcastlecountyky.com
Image: Rockcastle County Kentucky Courthouse.jpg
Households: 6609

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Commons category: Rockcastle County, Kentucky
inception: 1810-01-08
water as percent of area: 0.5
native label: Rockcastle County
per capita income: 22597

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Rockcastle County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,037. Its county seat is Mt. Vernon.

The county was founded in 1810 and named for the Rockcastle River, which runs through it; the river, in turn, is named for its rock cliffs. Rockcastle County is part of the Richmond-Berea, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Lexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort, KY combined statistical area.