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Warren County, KY

Warren County, Kentucky
Warren County Kentucky new courthouse.jpg
Warren County courthouse in Bowling Green
Map of Kentucky highlighting Warren County
Location in the U.S. state of Kentucky
Map of the United States highlighting Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Founded December 19, 1796
Seat Bowling Green
Largest city Bowling Green
Area
 • Total 548 sq mi (1,419 km2)
 • Land 542 sq mi (1,404 km2)
 • Water 6.0 sq mi (16 km2), 1.1%
Population (est.)
 • (2015) 122,851
 • Density 210/sq mi (81/km²)
Congressional district 2nd
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.warrencountygov.com

Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2014, the population was 120,460, making it the fifth-most populous county in Kentucky. The county seat is Bowling Green. Generally the county is dry, prohibiting the sale of alcohol, but retail alcohol sales are allowed in the "wet city" of Bowling Green; Warren County is classified as a moist county.

Warren County is included in the Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the Pennyroyal Plateau and Western Coal Fields regions.

Warren County was the location of several Native American villages and burial mounds. The first white men to enter the area were the long hunters in the 1770s. General Elijah Covington was among the first landowners. McFadden's Station, one of the earliest settlements, was established in 1785 by Andrew McFadden/McFadin on the northern bank of the Barren River at the Cumberland Trace.

Warren County became the 23rd county of Kentucky in 1796, from a section of Logan County. It was named after General Joseph Warren of the Revolutionary War. He dispatched William Dawes and Paul Revere on their famous midnight ride to warn residents of the approaching British troops. He was also a hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill.


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