Casey County, Kentucky

Casey County
Casey County
County
	Casey County courthouse in Liberty
	Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
	Kentucky's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°19′N 84°56′W / 37.32°N 84.93°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	November 14, 1806
Named for	Colonel William Casey
Seat	Liberty
Largest city	Liberty
Area
• Total	446 sq mi (1,160 km2)
• Land	444 sq mi (1,150 km2)
• Water	1.5 sq mi (4 km2) 0.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	15,941
• Estimate (2023)	15,918
• Density	36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st

Casey County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,941.^[1] Its county seat is Liberty.^[2] The county was formed in 1806 from the western part of Lincoln County^[3] and named for Colonel William Casey, a pioneer settler who moved his family to Kentucky in 1779.^[4] It is the only Kentucky county entirely in the Knobs region. Casey County is home to annual Casey County Apple Festival, and is a prohibition or dry county. It is considered part of the Appalachian region of Kentucky.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Casey County". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. 2000. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
^ Lewis Collins (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 124. ISBN 9780722249208.

[QF-1] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] "Casey County". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. 2000. Retrieved August 21, 2014.

[4] Lewis Collins (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 124. ISBN 9780722249208.

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