Calloway County, Kentucky
| Calloway County, Kentucky | |
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Calloway County courthouse in Murray
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 Location in the U.S. state of Kentucky |
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 Kentucky's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | November 3, 1822 |
| Named for | Richard Callaway |
| Seat | Murray |
| Largest city | Murray |
| Area | |
| • Total | 411 sq mi (1,064 km2) |
| • Land | 385 sq mi (997 km2) |
| • Water | 26 sq mi (67 km2), 6.3% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 37,191 |
| • Density | 97/sq mi (37/km²) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Calloway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,191. Its county seat is Murray. The county was founded in November 1822 and named for Colonel Richard Callaway, one of the founders of Boonesborough.
Calloway County comprises the Murray, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.
As of July 18, 2012 Calloway County is a moist county: the sale of alcohol in the county is prohibited, with the exception of the city of Murray.
Calloway County has two public school districts. Murray Independent Schools and Calloway County Schools. The Murray Independent Schools is made up of one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school. The Calloway County Schools are made up of one preschool, three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. the elementary schools are called North Calloway Elementary, East Calloway Elementary, and Southwest Calloway Elementary. Each elementary school has kids from grade kindergarten to fifth grade. The middle school has teens from grades sixth grade to eighth grade. And lastly the high school has teens from grades ninth to twelfth grade.
Calloway County was created in 1822 from land taken from Hickman County. The courthouse was built in 1823. A fire at the courthouse in 1906 caused the almost complete destruction of the county records. Calloway county was named after Richard Callaway.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 411 square miles (1,060 km2), of which 385 square miles (1,000 km2) is land and 26 square miles (67 km2) (6.3%) is water.
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