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Oldham County | |
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![]() Oldham County courthouse in La Grange | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
![]() Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 38°24′N 85°26′W / 38.4°N 85.44°W | |
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Founded | December 15, 1823 |
Named for | William Oldham (1753–1791), American Revolutionary War colonel |
Seat | La Grange |
Largest city | La Grange |
Area | |
• Total | 196 sq mi (510 km2) |
• Land | 187 sq mi (480 km2) |
• Water | 9.2 sq mi (24 km2) 4.7% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 67,607 |
• Estimate (2023) | 70,183 ![]() |
• Density | 340/sq mi (130/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 4th |
Website | oldhamcountyky.gov |
Oldham County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state and commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,607.[1] Its county seat is La Grange.[2] The county is named for Colonel William Oldham.
Oldham County is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Oldham County is the wealthiest county in Kentucky[3] and 47th-wealthiest county in the U.S.[4] (and 37th in the U.S. by median income[5]) and ranks as the most educated county in Kentucky.[6] While the causes for this are complicated, areas east of Louisville have long been popular with wealthy residents, initially as summer residences and eventually as year-round suburban estates and bedroom communities. Oldham County lies northeast of the best known of these areas, Anchorage, just outside Louisville's pre-merger East End.
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