Russell (KY)

Welcome to Russell County ...

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

The community of Jamestown is the Seat for Russell County.

Russell County was founded in 1825. Russell was created by taking area from Adair, Wayne and Cumberland Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Russell had a population of 17,923 people. This is an increase of 1.99% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,573 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Russell represented 0.4% 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 Russell County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Adair County
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- Casey County
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- Clinton County
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- Cumberland County
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- Pulaski County
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- Wayne County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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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.