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Rowan County | |
|---|---|
 Rowan County Arts Center (formerly Rowan County Courthouse) in Morehead | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°11′N 83°25′W / 38.19°N 83.42°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| Founded | 1856 |
| Named for | John Rowan |
| Seat | Morehead |
| Largest city | Morehead |
| Area | |
• Total | 286 sq mi (740 km2) |
| • Land | 280 sq mi (700 km2) |
| • Water | 6.5 sq mi (17 km2) 2.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,662 |
• Estimate (2023) | 24,409  |
| • Density | 86/sq mi (33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | www.moreheadrowan.org /rowancounty |
Rowan County (/raʊn/, /ˈroʊ.ɪn/) is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky, in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,662.[1] Its county seat is Morehead.[2]
The county was created in 1856 from parts of Fleming and Morgan counties, and named after John Rowan, who represented Kentucky in the House of Representatives and the Senate.[3]
With regard to the sale of alcohol, it is classified as a moist county in which alcohol sales are prohibited, but unlike a dry county, it contains a "wet" city, Morehead, where packaged alcohol sales are allowed.[4]
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 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.
- ^ "Wet & Dry Counties in Kentucky" (PDF). Kentucky Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2007.