Hancock (KY)

Welcome to Hancock County ...

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

The community of Hawesville is the Seat for Hancock County.

Hancock County was founded in 1829. Hancock was created by taking area from Ohio, Breckinridge and Daviess Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hancock had a population of 8,722 people. This is an increase of 2% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,551 people in 2010).

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

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Kentucky
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- Website for the //kdla.ky.gov/

Websites specific to Hancock County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
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- Ohio County
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- Daviess County
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- Spencer County
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- Perry County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Hancock County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Hancock County

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.