Menifee County, Kentucky
| Menifee County, Kentucky | |
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Menifee County courthouse in Frenchburg
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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 | 1869 |
| Named for | Richard H. Menefee |
| Seat | Frenchburg |
| Largest city | Frenchburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 206 sq mi (534 km2) |
| • Land | 204 sq mi (528 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2), 1.1% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 6,306 |
| • Density | 31/sq mi (12/km²) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Menifee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,306, making it the fifth-least populous county in Kentucky. Its county seat is Frenchburg. The county is named for Richard Hickman Menefee, U.S. Congressman, although the spelling has changed. 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.
Menifee County was formed on May 29, 1869, from portions of Bath, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell, and Wolfe counties.
In the 2008 Presidential Election Menifee County was one of eight in the state of Kentucky where the majority of voters voted for Barack Obama.
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