Welcome to Carroll County ...
Time Zone: Carroll County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Carrollton is the Seat for Carroll County.
Carroll County was founded in 1838. Carroll was created by taking area from Gallatin, Trimble and Henry Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Carroll had a population of 10,631 people. This is a decrease of 1.62% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,806 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Carroll represented 0.25% of the total population of Kentucky.
Below are some of the communities located in Carroll County:
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ghent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prestonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Sanders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Worthville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Worthville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Websites specific to Carroll County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Gallatin County
- Owen County
- Henry County
- Trimble County
- Jefferson County
- Switzerland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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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