Grayson County, Kentucky

Grayson County
Grayson County
County
	Grayson County courthouse in Leitchfield
	Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
	Kentucky's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°28′N 86°21′W / 37.46°N 86.35°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1810
Named for	William Grayson
Seat	Leitchfield
Largest city	Leitchfield
Area
• Total	511 sq mi (1,320 km2)
• Land	497 sq mi (1,290 km2)
• Water	14 sq mi (40 km2) 2.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	26,420
• Density	52/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	graysoncountyky.gov

Grayson County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,420.^[1] Its county seat is Leitchfield.^[2]

History

Grayson County was formed in 1810 from land taken from Hardin and Ohio counties.^[3] The county is named for William Grayson (1740-1790), a Revolutionary War colonel and U.S. Senator from Virginia.^[4]

The county has a total area of 511 square miles (1,320 km²).^[5]

↑ "QuickFacts: Grayson County, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 293. ISBN 9780722249208.
↑ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. p. 35.
↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.