Gallatin County | |
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![]() Gallatin County Courthouse in Warsaw | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
![]() Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 38°46′N 84°52′W / 38.76°N 84.86°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | 1798 |
Named for | Albert Gallatin |
Seat | Warsaw |
Largest city | Warsaw |
Area | |
• Total | 105 sq mi (270 km2) |
• Land | 101 sq mi (260 km2) |
• Water | 3.5 sq mi (9 km2) 3.3% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,690 |
• Estimate (2023) | 8,792 ![]() |
• Density | 83/sq mi (32/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 4th |
Website | gallatincounty |
Gallatin County, is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Warsaw.[1] The county was founded in 1798 and named for Albert Gallatin, the Secretary of the Treasury under President Thomas Jefferson.[2][3] Gallatin County is included in the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located along the Ohio River across from Indiana.