Carlisle County, Kentucky

Carlisle County
Carlisle County Courthouse
Carlisle County Courthouse
Map of Kentucky highlighting Carlisle County
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Map of the United States highlighting Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°51′N 88°59′W / 36.85°N 88.98°W / 36.85; -88.98
Country United States
State Kentucky
Founded1886
Named forJohn G. Carlisle
SeatBardwell
Largest cityBardwell
Area
 • Total
199 sq mi (520 km2)
 • Land189 sq mi (490 km2)
 • Water9.5 sq mi (25 km2)  4.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,826
 • Estimate 
(2023)
4,704 Decrease
 • Density24/sq mi (9.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitecarlislecounty.ky.gov

Carlisle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,826, making it the fourth-least populous county in Kentucky. Its county seat is Bardwell.[1] The county was founded in 1886 and named for John Griffin Carlisle, a Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky.[2] It remains a prohibition or dry county. Carlisle County is included in the Paducah, KY-IL, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  2. ^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 34.