Welcome to Mason County ...
Time Zone: Mason County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Maysville is the Seat for Mason County.
Mason County was founded in 1788 and was created by taking area from Bourbon County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mason had a population of 17,070 people. This is a decrease of 2.49% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,505 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Mason represented 0.4% of the total population of Kentucky.
Below are some of the communities located in Mason County:
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Maysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Websites specific to Mason County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Lewis County
- Fleming County
- Robertson County
- Bracken County
- Brown County
- Adams 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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