Henry County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky bordering the Kentucky River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,678. Its county seat is New Castle, but its largest city is Eminence. The county was founded in 1798 from portions of Shelby County. It was named for the statesman and governor of Virginia Patrick Henry. Henry County is included in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Since the 1990s, it has become an increasingly important exurb, especially as land prices have become higher in neighboring Oldham County. With regard to the sale of alcohol, it is classified as a wet county.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.7%) is water.

Adjacent counties

  • Carroll County (north)
  • Owen County (east)
  • Franklin County (southeast)
  • Shelby County (south)
  • Oldham County (west)
  • Trimble County (northwest)

Demographics

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The county voted "No" on 2022 Kentucky Amendment 2, an anti-abortion ballot measure, by 53% to 47%, and backed Donald Trump with 72% of the vote to Joe Biden's 26% in the 2020 presidential election.

Elected officials

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| colspan="3" |Elected officials as of January 3, 2025

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! scope=row|U.S. House

| |Thomas Massie (R)

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! scope=row|Ky. Senate

| |Aaron Reed (R)

| |7

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! scope=row|Ky. House

| |Felicia Rabourn (R)

| |47

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Education

School districts include:

  • Henry County School District
  • Eminence Independent School District

See also

  • Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Bardstown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Henry County, Kentucky

References

  • Henry County Government website