Trigg County, Kentucky
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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.
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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 | 1820 |
| Named for | Stephen Trigg |
| Seat | Cadiz |
| Largest city | Cadiz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 481 sq mi (1,246 km2) |
| • Land | 441 sq mi (1,142 km2) |
| • Water | 40 sq mi (104 km2), 8.3% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 14,339 |
| • Density | 32/sq mi (12/km²) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Trigg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,339. Its county seat is Cadiz. It was formed in 1820 and named for Stephen Trigg, an officer in the American Revolutionary War who was killed at the Battle of Blue Licks. Trigg was a prohibition or dry county until 2009, when the county's voters narrowly approved a referendum to repeal the prohibition on alcohol sales.
Trigg County is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Trigg County is governed by a Fiscal Court, which is led by a Judge-Executive. The current Judge-Executive is Hollis Alexander (D). Alexander was appointed to the position in 2013 after Stanley H. Humphries was elected to the Kentucky State Senate from District 1.
Trigg County was formed in 1820 from Christian County and Caldwell County.
Trigg County was named in honor of Lt. Col. Stephen Trigg, of Virginia. Lt. Col. Trigg settled near Harrodsburg, Kentucky and was killed on August 19, 1782, in the Battle of Blue Licks.
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