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Welcome to Henderson County ...

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

The community of Henderson is the Seat for Henderson County.

Henderson County was founded in 1798 and was created by taking area from Christian County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Henderson had a population of 45,210 people. This is a decrease of 2.27% since the last Census (which gave a population of 46,260 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Henderson represented 1.07% of the total population of Kentucky.

Below are some of the communities located in Henderson County:

  • Corydon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Corydon is located in Henderson County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <2>
  • Henderson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Henderson is located in Henderson County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,974 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
  • Robards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Robards is located in Henderson County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robards <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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