Back مقاطعة ميد (كنتاكي) Arabic مئید بؤلگهسی، کنتاکی AZB Meade County, Kentucky BAR Мийд (окръг, Кентъки) Bulgarian মিয়াডে কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি BPY Meade Gông (Kentucky) CDO Мид (гуо, Кентукки) CE Meade County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Kentucky) CEB Meade County, Kentucky Welsh Meade County (Kentucky) German
Meade County | |
|---|---|
 Meade County courthouse in Brandenburg | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°59′N 86°13′W / 37.98°N 86.22°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| Founded | 1823 |
| Named for | James Meade |
| Seat | Brandenburg |
| Largest city | Brandenburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 325 sq mi (840 km2) |
| • Land | 305 sq mi (790 km2) |
| • Water | 19 sq mi (50 km2) 5.9% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 30,003 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 30,131  |
| • Density | 92/sq mi (36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | meadeky.gov |
Meade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,003.[1] Its county seat is Brandenburg.[2] The county was founded December 17, 1823, and named for Captain James M. Meade, who was killed in action at the Battle of River Raisin during the War of 1812.[3][4][5] Meade County is part of the Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Louisville/Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Madison, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Meade County". Kyenc.org. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 36.
- ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. Library Reprints, Incorporated. p. 598. ISBN 978-0-7222-4920-8.