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Welcome to Bourbon County ...

Time Zone: Bourbon County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Paris is the Seat for Bourbon County.

Bourbon County was founded in 1785 and was created by taking area from Fayette County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bourbon had a population of 19,788 people. This is a decrease of 0.89% since the last Census (which gave a population of 19,965 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bourbon represented 0.46% of the total population of Kentucky.

Below are some of the communities located in Bourbon County:

  • Millersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • North Middletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Paris
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Paris is located in Bourbon County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>

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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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