Edmonson County, Kentucky

Edmonson County
Edmonson County
County
	Edmonson County Courthouse in Brownsville
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	Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
	Kentucky's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°13′N 86°15′W / 37.21°N 86.25°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	January 12, 1825
Named for	John Edmonson
Seat	Brownsville
Largest city	Brownsville
Area
• Total	308 sq mi (800 km2)
• Land	303 sq mi (780 km2)
• Water	5.1 sq mi (13 km2) 1.7%
Population (2020)
• Total	12,126
• Estimate (2023)	12,448
• Density	39/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.edmonsoncounty.org

Edmonson County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,126.^[1] Its county seat and only municipality is Brownsville.^[2] The county was formed in 1825 and named for Captain John "Jack" Edmonson (1764–1813), who was killed at the Battle of Frenchtown during the War of 1812.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] This is a dry county where the sale of alcohol is prohibited. Edmonson County is included in the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Edmonson County, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Edmonson County". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. 2000. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 89. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 35.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 115.