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Welcome to Union County ...

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

The community of Morganfield is the Seat for Union County.

Union County was founded in 1811 and was created by taking area from Henderson County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Union had a population of 14,381 people. This is a decrease of 5.86% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,276 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Union represented 0.35% of the total population of Kentucky.

Below are some of the communities located in Union County:

  • Morganfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sturgis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sturgis is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <2>
  • Uniontown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Waverly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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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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