Gallatin County | |
|---|---|
 Gallatin County Courthouse in Warsaw | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°46′N 84°52′W / 38.76°N 84.86°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| Founded | 1798 |
| Named for | Albert Gallatin |
| Seat | Warsaw |
| Largest city | Warsaw |
| Area | |
• Total | 105 sq mi (270 km2) |
| • Land | 101 sq mi (260 km2) |
| • Water | 3.5 sq mi (9 km2) 3.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,690 |
• Estimate (2023) | 8,792  |
| • Density | 83/sq mi (32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | gallatincounty |
Gallatin County, is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Warsaw.[1] The county was founded in 1798 and named for Albert Gallatin, the Secretary of the Treasury under President Thomas Jefferson.[2][3] Gallatin County is included in the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located along the Ohio River across from Indiana.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 133.
- ^ Bryant, Ron D. "Gallatin County". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2022.