Mason County, Kentucky

Mason County
County
The Mason County courthouse in Maysville
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°36′N 83°50′W / 38.6°N 83.83°W / 38.6; -83.83
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1788
Named for	George Mason
Seat	Maysville
Largest city	Maysville
Area
• Total	246 sq mi (640 km2)
• Land	240 sq mi (600 km2)
• Water	6.3 sq mi (16 km2)  2.6%
Population  (2020)
• Total	17,120
• Estimate  (2023)	16,841
• Density	70/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	masoncountykentucky.us

Mason County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,120.^[1] Its county seat is Maysville.^[2] The county was created from Bourbon County, Virginia in 1788 and named for George Mason, a Virginia delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights".^[3][4] Mason County comprises the Maysville, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area.