Jessamine County | |
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Coordinates: 37°52′N 84°35′W / 37.87°N 84.58°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
Founded | December 19, 1798 |
Named for | Jessamine Creek/Jessamine Douglass |
Seat | Nicholasville |
Largest city | Nicholasville |
Area | |
• Total | 175 sq mi (450 km2) |
• Land | 172 sq mi (450 km2) |
• Water | 2.4 sq mi (6 km2) 1.4% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 52,991 |
• Estimate (2023) | 55,017 |
• Density | 300/sq mi (120/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 6th |
Website | www |
Jessamine County (/ˈdʒɛsəmɪn/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,991.[1] Its county seat is Nicholasville.[2] The county was founded in December 1798.[3] Jessamine County is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is within the Inner Blue Grass region, long a center of farming and blooded stock raising, including thoroughbred horses. The legislature established a commercial wine industry here in the late 18th century.