Cumberland County | |
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![]() Cumberland County courthouse in Burkesville | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
![]() Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 36°47′N 85°23′W / 36.78°N 85.39°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Founded | 1798 |
Named for | Cumberland River |
Seat | Burkesville |
Largest city | Burkesville |
Government | |
• Judge/Executive | Luke King |
Area | |
• Total | 311 sq mi (810 km2) |
• Land | 305 sq mi (790 km2) |
• Water | 5.7 sq mi (15 km2) 1.8% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,888 |
• Estimate (2023) | 6,000 ![]() |
• Density | 19/sq mi (7.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | explorecumberlandcounty |
Cumberland County is a county located in the Pennyroyal Plateau region of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,888.[1] Its county seat is Burkesville.[2] The county was formed in 1798 and named for the Cumberland River, which in turn may have been named after the Duke of Cumberland[3] or the English county of Cumberland.[4]