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Welcome to Ballard County ...

Time Zone: Ballard County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Wickliffe is the Seat for Ballard County.

Ballard County was founded in 1842. Ballard was created by taking area from Hickman and McCracken Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ballard had a population of 7,888 people. This is a decrease of 4.5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,260 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ballard represented 0.19% of the total population of Kentucky.

Below are some of the communities located in Ballard County:

  • Barlow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
  • Blandville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Kevil
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kevil is located in Ballard County (KY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevil <2>
  • La Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wickliffe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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