Clark County, Kentucky

Clark County
Clark County
County
	Clark County Courthouse in Winchester
	Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
	Kentucky's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°58′N 84°09′W / 37.97°N 84.15°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1792
Named for	George Rogers Clark
Seat	Winchester
Largest city	Winchester
Government
• Judge Executive	Les Yates
Area
• Total	255 sq mi (660 km2)
• Land	252 sq mi (650 km2)
• Water	2.7 sq mi (7 km2) 1.1%
Population (2020)
• Total	36,972
• Estimate (2023)	37,304
• Density	140/sq mi (56/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	www.clarkcoky.com

Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,972.^[1] Its county seat is Winchester.^[2] The county was created in 1792 from Bourbon and Fayette counties and is named for Revolutionary War hero George Rogers Clark.^[3]^[4] Clark County is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
^ "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. pp. 34.
^ "Clark County". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. 2000. Archived from the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.