Carlisle County | |
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Coordinates: 36°51′N 88°59′W / 36.85°N 88.98°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
Founded | 1886 |
Named for | John G. Carlisle |
Seat | Bardwell |
Largest city | Bardwell |
Area | |
• Total | 199 sq mi (520 km2) |
• Land | 189 sq mi (490 km2) |
• Water | 9.5 sq mi (25 km2) 4.8% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,826 |
• Estimate (2023) | 4,704 |
• Density | 24/sq mi (9.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | carlislecounty |
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.