Pulaski County | |
|---|---|
 Pulaski County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°06′N 84°35′W / 37.1°N 84.58°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| Founded | 1798 |
| Named for | Kazimierz Pułaski |
| Seat | Somerset |
| Largest city | Somerset |
| Area | |
• Total | 677 sq mi (1,750 km2) |
| • Land | 658 sq mi (1,700 km2) |
| • Water | 19 sq mi (50 km2) 2.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 65,034 |
• Estimate (2023) | 66,191  |
| • Density | 96/sq mi (37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | pcgovt |
Pulaski County is a county in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,034.[1] Its county seat is Somerset.[2] The county was founded in December 1798 from land given by Lincoln and Green Counties and named for Polish patriot Count Casimir Pulaski.[3][4][5] Pulaski County comprises the Somerset, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area. Somerset's population is just over 11,000, but the Micropolitan Area for Somerset/Pulaski County is over 65,000.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ http://www.kyenc.org/entry/p/PULAS01.html [bare URL]
- ^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. p. 36.
- ^ Collins, Lewis (1882). Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky: History of Kentucky, Volume 2. Collins & Company. p. 26.