Back مقاطعة بارين (كنتاكي) Arabic بارن بؤلگهسی، کنتاکی AZB Barren County, Kentucky BAR Барън (окръг, Кентъки) Bulgarian বারেন কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি BPY Barren Gông (Kentucky) CDO Баррен (гуо, Кентукки) CE Barren County CEB Barren County Czech Barren County, Kentucky Welsh
Barren County | |
|---|---|
 Barren County Courthouse in Glasgow | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°58′N 85°56′W / 36.96°N 85.93°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| Founded | 1798 |
| Named for | The Barrens, a region of grassland in Kentucky |
| Seat | Glasgow |
| Largest city | Glasgow |
| Area | |
| • Total | 500 sq mi (1,000 km2) |
| • Land | 488 sq mi (1,260 km2) |
| • Water | 12 sq mi (30 km2) 2.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 44,485 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 45,008  |
| • Density | 87/sq mi (34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | barrencounty |
Barren County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,485.[1] Its county seat is Glasgow.[2] The county was founded on December 20, 1798,[3] from parts of Warren and Green Counties. It was named for the Barrens, meadowlands that cover the northern third, though actually the soil is fertile.[4][5] Barren County is part of the Glasgow, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Bowling Green-Glasgow, KY Combined Statistical Area. In 2007 Barren County was named the "Best Place to Live in Rural America" by Progressive Farmer Magazine.[6]
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Barren County. Kyenc.org. Retrieved on July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Barren County, Kentucky". July 4, 2008. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008.
- ^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 34.
- ^ "Best Places to Live in Rural America 2007". The Progressive Farmer. 2007. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2007.