Robertson County, Kentucky
| Robertson County, Kentucky | |
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Robertson County courthouse in Mount Olivet
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 Location in the U.S. state of Kentucky |
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 Kentucky's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1867 |
| Seat | Mount Olivet |
| Largest city | Mount Olivet |
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| • Total | 100 sq mi (259 km2) |
| • Land | 100 sq mi (259 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (1 km2), 0.2% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 2,282 |
| • Density | 23/sq mi (9/km²) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Robertson County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,282. Its county seat is Mount Olivet, Kentucky. The county is named for George Robertson, a Kentucky Congressman from 1817 to 1821. Robertson is a prohibition or dry county. It is the smallest county by both population and total area in Kentucky.
Robertson County was formed on February 11, 1867 from portions of Bracken County, Harrison County, Mason County and Nicholas County. It was named after George Robertson, a judge and member of Congress.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 100 square miles (260 km2), of which 100 square miles (260 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.2%) is water. It is the smallest county by area in Kentucky.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,266 people, 866 households, and 621 families residing in the county, making it the least populated county in the state. The population density was 23 per square mile (8.9/km2). There were 1,034 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (3.9/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.63% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.22% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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