Fleming County, Kentucky

Fleming County
Fleming County
County
	Fleming County courthouse in Flemingsburg
	Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
	Kentucky's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 38°22′N 83°41′W / 38.37°N 83.69°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1798
Named for	John Fleming (1735–1791), early settler of Kentucky
Seat	Flemingsburg
Largest city	Flemingsburg
Area
• Total	351 sq mi (910 km2)
• Land	349 sq mi (900 km2)
• Water	2.8 sq mi (7 km2) 0.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	15,082
• Estimate (2023)	15,442
• Density	43/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	www.flemingkychamber.com

Fleming County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,082.^[1] Its county seat is Flemingsburg.^[2] The county was formed in 1798 and named for Colonel John Fleming, an Indian fighter and early settler.^[3]^[4] It is a moist county. In 1998, the Kentucky General Assembly designated Fleming County as the Covered Bridge Capital of Kentucky.^[5]

^ "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.
^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 103. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 127.
^ Kentucky State Symbols Archived January 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine