Russell County

Also known as Russell County, Kentucky, Russell County, KY

county in Kentucky, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Kentucky
Founded: December 14, 1825
Named after: William Russell
Seat: Jamestown
Largest city: Russell Springs
Judge executive: Randy Marcum (R)
Total: 283 sq mi (730 km )
Land: 254 sq mi (660 km )
Water: 29 sq mi (75 km ) 10%
Estimate 2025: 18,608
Density: 70.8/sq mi (27.3/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 1st
Website: www .russellcountyky .com

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Wikidata facts

Population: 17991
Area: 732
Official website: www.russellcountyky.com
Image: Russell County Kentucky courthouse.jpg
Households: 7122

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Commons category: Russell County, Kentucky
inception: 1825-12-14
water as percent of area: 10
native label: Russell County
social media followers: 2928
per capita income: 22956

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Russell County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,991. Its county seat is Jamestown and its largest city is Russell Springs. The county was formed on December 14, 1825, from portions of Adair, Cumberland and Wayne Counties and is named for William Russell.

In 2015, the cities of Jamestown and Russell Springs became two of the first gigabit Internet communities in Kentucky with the completion of a state-of-the-art optical fiber network by the local telephone cooperative.