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Welcome to Gallatin County ...

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

The community of Warsaw is the Seat for Gallatin County.

Gallatin County was founded in 1798. Gallatin was created by taking area from Franklin and Shelby Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Gallatin had a population of 8,869 people. This is an increase of 2.98% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,612 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gallatin represented 0.2% of the total population of Kentucky.

Below are some of the communities located in Gallatin County:

  • Glencoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glencoe is located in Gallatin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <2>
  • Sparta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sparta is located in Gallatin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
  • Warsaw
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Warsaw is located in Gallatin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <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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