Trigg County, Kentucky

Trigg County
County
The old Trigg County courthouse in Cadiz, Kentucky. It was torn down in 2008 to make way for a new courthouse, which is already completed.
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°49′N 87°53′W / 36.81°N 87.88°W / 36.81; -87.88
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1820
Named for	Stephen Trigg
Seat	Cadiz
Largest city	Cadiz
Area
• Total	481 sq mi (1,250 km2)
• Land	441 sq mi (1,140 km2)
• Water	40 sq mi (100 km2)  8.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	14,061
• Estimate  (2023)	14,369
• Density	29/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.triggcounty.ky.gov

Trigg County is a county located on the far southwest border of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,061.^[1] Its county seat is Cadiz.^[2] Formed in 1820, the county was named for Stephen Trigg, an officer in the American Revolutionary War who was killed at the Battle of Blue Licks, now in Robertson County, Kentucky.^[3][4] It was a victory for British and allied troops.

Following the Prohibition era, Trigg continued as a prohibition or dry county until 2009. That year the county's voters narrowly approved a referendum to repeal the prohibition on alcohol sales for off-premises consumption.^[5]

Trigg County is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.