Grant County | |
|---|---|
 The Grant County historic courthouse in Williamstown | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°38′N 84°37′W / 38.64°N 84.61°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| Founded | 1820 |
| Seat | Williamstown |
| Largest city | Williamstown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 261 sq mi (680 km2) |
| • Land | 258 sq mi (670 km2) |
| • Water | 2.8 sq mi (7 km2) 1.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 24,941 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 25,619  |
| • Density | 96/sq mi (37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | grantcounty |
Grant County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,941.[1] Its county seat is Williamstown.[2] The county was formed in 1820 and named for Colonel John Grant,[3] who led a party of settlers in 1779 to establish Grant's Station, in today's Bourbon County, Kentucky. Grant County is included in the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Grant County residents voted to allow full alcohol sales in the county by a margin of 56% to 44% in a special election on December 22, 2015.[4] In the 19th century, Grant County had multiple saloons.[5]
The Grant County News, established in 1906 and published in Williamstown, is preserved on microfilm by the University of Kentucky Libraries. The microfilm holdings are listed in a master negative database on the UK Libraries Preservation and Digital Programs website.[6]
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Bergstrom, Bill (December 11, 1984). "Origins of place names are traced". Kentucky New Era. pp. 2B. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ^ "Grant County is all wet; voters approve full alcohol sales in 'moist' county".
- ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 290. ISBN 9780722249208.
- ^ "Access UK Libraries Master Negative Microfilm Database". Archived from the original on December 28, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2009.