Clinton County, Kentucky

Clinton County
Clinton County courthouse in Albany
Clinton County courthouse in Albany
Map of Kentucky highlighting Clinton 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°43′N 85°08′W / 36.72°N 85.13°W / 36.72; -85.13
Country United States
State Kentucky
FoundedFebruary 20, 1835
Named forDeWitt Clinton
SeatAlbany
Largest cityAlbany
Area
 • Total205 sq mi (530 km2)
 • Land197 sq mi (510 km2)
 • Water8.2 sq mi (21 km2)  4.0%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,253
 • Estimate 
(2023)
9,148 Decrease
 • Density45/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district1st
Websiteclintoncounty.ky.gov

Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky in the Pennyrile Region along the southern border with Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,253.[1] Its county seat is Albany.[2] The county was formed in 1835 and named for DeWitt Clinton, the seventh Governor of New York.[3] It is a prohibition or dry county.

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Clinton County, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Clinton County". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. 2000. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2014.