Livingston County, Kentucky

Livingston County
County
Livingston County Courthouse in Smithland
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°13′N 88°21′W / 37.21°N 88.35°W / 37.21; -88.35
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1798
Named for	Robert R. Livingston
Seat	Smithland
Largest community	Ledbetter
Area
• Total	342 sq mi (890 km2)
• Land	313 sq mi (810 km2)
• Water	29 sq mi (80 km2)  8.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,888
• Estimate  (2023)	8,892
• Density	26/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	livingstoncountyky.com

Livingston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,888.^[1] Its county seat is Smithland and its largest community is Ledbetter.^[2] The county was established in 1798 from land taken from Christian County and is named for Robert R. Livingston, a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the U.S. Declaration of Independence.^[3] The county was strongly pro-Confederate during the American Civil War and many men volunteered for the Confederate Army.^[4][5] Livingston County is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is a prohibition or dry county with the exception of Grand Rivers which voted to allow alcohol sales in 2016.^[6]