Menifee County, Kentucky

Menifee County
Menifee County
County
	Menifee County courthouse in Frenchburg
	Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
	Kentucky's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°57′N 83°36′W / 37.95°N 83.6°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1869
Named for	Richard H. Menefee
Seat	Frenchburg
Largest city	Frenchburg
Area
• Total	206 sq mi (530 km2)
• Land	204 sq mi (530 km2)
• Water	2.3 sq mi (6 km2) 1.1%
Population (2020)
• Total	6,113
• Estimate (2023)	6,286
• Density	30/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	www.menifeecounty.ky.gov

Menifee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,113,^[1] making it the fifth-least populous county in Kentucky. Its county seat is Frenchburg.^[2] The county is named for Richard Hickman Menefee, U.S. Congressman, although the spelling has changed.^[3] It is a prohibition or dry county. Menifee County is part of the Mount Sterling, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Lexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort, KY combined statistical area. It is located in the foothills of the Cumberland Plateau.^[4]

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Menifee County, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 36.
^ Bryant, Ron D. (1992). "Menifee County". In Kleber, John (ed.). Encyclopedia of Kentucky. p. 625.