Grant County | |
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![]() The Grant County historic courthouse in Williamstown | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
![]() Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 38°38′N 84°37′W / 38.64°N 84.61°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Founded | 1820 |
Seat | Williamstown |
Largest city | Williamstown |
Area | |
• Total | 261 sq mi (680 km2) |
• Land | 258 sq mi (670 km2) |
• Water | 2.8 sq mi (7 km2) 1.1% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,941 |
• Estimate (2023) | 25,619 ![]() |
• Density | 96/sq mi (37/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 4th |
Website | grantcounty |
Grant County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,941.[1] Its county seat is Williamstown.[2] The county was formed in 1820 and named for Colonel John Grant,[3] who led a party of settlers in 1779 to establish Grant's Station, in today's Bourbon County, Kentucky. Grant County is included in the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Grant County residents voted to allow full alcohol sales in the county by a margin of 56% to 44% in a special election on December 22, 2015.[4] In the 19th century, Grant County had multiple saloons.[5]
The Grant County News, established in 1906 and published in Williamstown, is preserved on microfilm by the University of Kentucky Libraries. The microfilm holdings are listed in a master negative database on the UK Libraries Preservation and Digital Programs website.[6]