Back مقاطعة مينيفي (كنتاكي) Arabic Menifee County, Kentucky BAR Мънъфий (окръг, Кентъки) Bulgarian মেনিফি কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি BPY Menifee Gông (Kentucky) CDO Менифи (гуо, Кентукки) CE Menifee County CEB Menifee County Czech Menifee County, Kentucky Welsh Menifee County German
Menifee County | |
|---|---|
 Menifee County courthouse in Frenchburg | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°57′N 83°36′W / 37.95°N 83.6°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Named for | Richard H. Menefee |
| Seat | Frenchburg |
| Largest city | Frenchburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 206 sq mi (530 km2) |
| • Land | 204 sq mi (530 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2) 1.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 6,113 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 6,286  |
| • Density | 30/sq mi (11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Website | www |
Menifee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,113,[1] making it the fifth-least populous county in Kentucky. Its county seat is Frenchburg.[2] The county is named for Richard Hickman Menefee, U.S. Congressman, although the spelling has changed.[3] It is a prohibition or dry county. Menifee County is part of the Mount Sterling, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Lexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort, KY combined statistical area. It is located in the foothills of the Cumberland Plateau.[4]
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Menifee County, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 36.
- ^ Bryant, Ron D. (1992). "Menifee County". In Kleber, John (ed.). Encyclopedia of Kentucky. p. 625.