Meade (KY)

Welcome to Meade County ...

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

The community of Brandenburg is the Seat for Meade County.

Meade County was founded in 1823. Meade was created by taking area from Breckinridge and Hardin Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Meade had a population of 28,572 people. This is a decrease of 0.49% since the last Census (which gave a population of 28,714 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Meade represented 0.66% of the total population of Kentucky.

Below are some of the communities located in Meade County:

Brandenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Brandenburg is located in Meade County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
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Ekron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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- Ekron is located in Meade County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
Muldraugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Muldraugh is located in Meade County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
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Websites of Interest ...

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

Websites specific to Meade County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Hardin County
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- Breckinridge County
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- Harrison County
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- Perry County
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- Crawford County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Meade County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Meade 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.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
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