Casey County, Kentucky

Casey County
Casey County courthouse in Liberty
Casey County courthouse in Liberty
Map of Kentucky highlighting Casey County
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Map of the United States highlighting Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°19′N 84°56′W / 37.32°N 84.93°W / 37.32; -84.93
Country United States
State Kentucky
FoundedNovember 14, 1806
Named forColonel William Casey
SeatLiberty
Largest cityLiberty
Area
 • Total446 sq mi (1,160 km2)
 • Land444 sq mi (1,150 km2)
 • Water1.5 sq mi (4 km2)  0.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total15,941
 • Estimate 
(2023)
15,918 Decrease
 • Density36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district1st

Casey County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,941.[1] Its county seat is Liberty.[2] The county was formed in 1806 from the western part of Lincoln County[3] and named for Colonel William Casey, a pioneer settler who moved his family to Kentucky in 1779.[4] It is the only Kentucky county entirely in the Knobs region. Casey County is home to annual Casey County Apple Festival, and is a prohibition or dry county. It is considered part of the Appalachian region of Kentucky.

  1. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Casey County". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. 2000. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  4. ^ Lewis Collins (1877). History of Kentucky. Library Reprints, Incorporated. p. 124. ISBN 9780722249208.