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Wolfe County

county in Kentucky, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Kentucky
Named after: The Wolfe family out of Western North Carolina
Seat: Campton
Largest city: Campton
Judge executive: Raymond Banks (D)
Total: 223 sq mi (580 km )
Land: 222 sq mi (570 km )
Water: 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km ) 0.3%
Estimate 2025: 6,298
Density: 29.6/sq mi (11.4/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 5th

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Wolfe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,562. Its county seat is Campton. The county is named for Nathaniel Wolfe, one of the first two graduates of the University of Virginia School of Laws in 1829 and a loyal Unionist attorney for Jefferson County, Kentucky.

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