Metcalfe County, Kentucky

Metcalfe County
Metcalfe County
County
	Metcalfe County Courthouse in Edmonton
	Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
	Kentucky's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 36°59′N 85°38′W / 36.99°N 85.63°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1860
Named for	Thomas Metcalfe
Seat	Edmonton
Largest city	Edmonton
Area
• Total	291 sq mi (750 km2)
• Land	290 sq mi (800 km2)
• Water	1.5 sq mi (4 km2) 0.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	10,286
• Estimate (2023)	10,482
• Density	35/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.metcalfecounty.com

Metcalfe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat and only municipality is Edmonton.^[1] The county was founded in May 1860 and named for Thomas Metcalfe, Governor of Kentucky from 1828 to 1832.^[2]^[3] Metcalfe County is part of the Glasgow, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Bowling Green-Glasgow, KY Combined Statistical Area.

^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ E., Kleber, John; Kentucky, University Press of; Policy, Institute for Regional Analysis and Public; Library, Camden-Carroll; University, Morehead State (2000). "The Kentucky Encyclopedia". www.kyenc.org. Retrieved July 4, 2018. {{cite web}}: |last3= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 36.