Casey County | |
|---|---|
 Casey County courthouse in Liberty | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°19′N 84°56′W / 37.32°N 84.93°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| Founded | November 14, 1806 |
| Named for | Colonel William Casey |
| Seat | Liberty |
| Largest city | Liberty |
| Area | |
• Total | 446 sq mi (1,160 km2) |
| • Land | 444 sq mi (1,150 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2) 0.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,941 |
• Estimate (2023) | 15,918  |
| • Density | 36/sq mi (14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
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.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Casey County". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. 2000. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ Lewis Collins (1877). History of Kentucky. Library Reprints, Incorporated. p. 124. ISBN 9780722249208.