Mason County | |
|---|---|
 The Mason County courthouse in Maysville | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°36′N 83°50′W / 38.6°N 83.83°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| Founded | 1788 |
| Named for | George Mason |
| Seat | Maysville |
| Largest city | Maysville |
| Area | |
• Total | 246 sq mi (640 km2) |
| • Land | 240 sq mi (600 km2) |
| • Water | 6.3 sq mi (16 km2) 2.6% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,120 |
• Estimate (2023) | 16,841  |
| • Density | 70/sq mi (27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | masoncountykentucky |
Mason County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,120.[1] Its county seat is Maysville.[2] The county was created from Bourbon County, Virginia in 1788 and named for George Mason, a Virginia delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights".[3][4] Mason County comprises the Maysville, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Mason County". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. 2000. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ Collins, Lewis (1882). Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky: History of Kentucky, Volume 2. Collins & Company. p. 26.