Letcher County, Kentucky

Letcher County
Letcher County
County
	Letcher County courthouse in Whitesburg
	Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
	Kentucky's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°07′N 82°51′W / 37.12°N 82.85°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1842
Named for	Robert P. Letcher
Seat	Whitesburg
Largest city	Jenkins
Area
• Total	339 sq mi (880 km2)
• Land	338 sq mi (880 km2)
• Water	1.1 sq mi (3 km2) 0.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	21,548
• Estimate (2023)	20,423
• Density	64/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	letchercounty.ky.gov

Letcher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,548.^[1] Its county seat is Whitesburg.^[2]^[3] It was created in 1842 from Harlan and Perry counties,^[4] and named for Robert P. Letcher, Governor of Kentucky from 1840 to 1844.^[5]^[6]^[7]

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^ Rennick, Robert (March 1, 2002). "Letcher County - Post Offices". County Histories of Kentucky.
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^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. p. 36.
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