Knott County, Kentucky

Knott County
Knott County
County
	Knott County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
	Kentucky's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°21′N 82°57′W / 37.35°N 82.95°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1884
Named for	James Proctor Knott
Seat	Hindman
Largest city	Hindman
Area
• Total	353 sq mi (910 km2)
• Land	352 sq mi (910 km2)
• Water	1.3 sq mi (3 km2) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	14,251
• Estimate (2023)	13,659
• Density	40/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	www.knottky.com

Knott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,251.^[1] Its county seat is Hindman.^[2] The county was formed in 1884 and is named for James Proctor Knott, Governor of Kentucky (1883–1887).^[3] It is a prohibition or dry county. Its county seat is home to the Hindman Settlement School, founded as America's first settlement school. The Knott County town of Pippa Passes is home to Alice Lloyd College.

^ "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.
^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. p. 35.