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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_K%C5%ABn_(Kentucky)" title="Simpson Kūn (Kentucky) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Simpson Kūn (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%BD_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B3,_%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%8A%D0%BA%D0%B8)" title="Симпсън (окръг, Кентъки) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Симпсън (окръг, Кентъки)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_County,_Kentucky" title="Simpson County, Kentucky – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Simpson County, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_County_(kondado_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Kentucky)" title="Simpson County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Kentucky) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Simpson County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_County,_Kentucky" title="Simpson County, Kentucky – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Simpson County, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_County,_Kentucky" title="Simpson County, Kentucky – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Simpson County, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_County_(Kentucky)" title="Simpson County (Kentucky) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Simpson County (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpsoni_maakond_(Kentucky)" title="Simpsoni maakond (Kentucky) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Simpsoni maakond (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CE%A3%CE%AF%CE%BC%CF%83%CE%BF%CE%BD_(%CE%9A%CE%B5%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%B9)" title="Κομητεία Σίμσον (Κεντάκι) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κομητεία Σίμσον (Κεντάκι)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Simpson_(Kentucky)" title="Condado de Simpson (Kentucky) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Simpson (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantono_Simpson_(Kentukio)" title="Kantono Simpson (Kentukio) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kantono Simpson (Kentukio)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_konderria_(Kentucky)" title="Simpson konderria (Kentucky) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Simpson konderria (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%BE%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%D8%8C_%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C" title="شهرستان سیمپسون، کنتاکی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان سیمپسون، کنتاکی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Simpson_(Kentucky)" title="Comté de Simpson (Kentucky) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comté de Simpson (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%BE%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%9A_%D8%B4%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%8A)" title="سیمپسون ٚ شأرستان (کنتاکي) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="سیمپسون ٚ شأرستان (کنتاکي)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8B%AC%EC%8A%A8%EA%B5%B0_(%EC%BC%84%ED%84%B0%ED%82%A4%EC%A3%BC)" title="심슨군 (켄터키주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="심슨군 (켄터키주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%AB%D5%B4%D5%BA%D5%BD%D5%B8%D5%B6_%D5%B7%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B6_(%D4%BF%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AF%D5%AB)" title="Սիմպսոն շրջան (Կենտուկի) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սիմպսոն շրջան (Կենտուկի)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF,_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF" title="সিমসন কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="সিমসন কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contea_di_Simpson_(Kentucky)" title="Contea di Simpson (Kentucky) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contea di Simpson (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lg mw-list-item"><a href="https://lg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_County,_Kentucky" title="Simpson County, Kentucky – Ganda" lang="lg" hreflang="lg" data-title="Simpson County, Kentucky" data-language-autonym="Luganda" data-language-local-name="Ganda" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Luganda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_megye_(Kentucky)" title="Simpson megye (Kentucky) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Simpson megye (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%BE%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C)" title="سیمپسون شهرستان (کنتاکی) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="سیمپسون شهرستان (کنتاکی)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_G%C3%B4ng_(Kentucky)" title="Simpson Gông (Kentucky) – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Simpson Gông (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_County_(Kentucky)" title="Simpson County (Kentucky) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Simpson County (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E9%83%A1_(%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E5%B7%9E)" title="シンプソン郡 (ケンタッキー州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="シンプソン郡 (ケンタッキー州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%BE,_%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B8)" title="Симпсон (гуо, Кентукки) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Симпсон (гуо, Кентукки)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_County_(Kentucky)" title="Simpson County (Kentucky) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Simpson County (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%BE%D8%B3%D9%86_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A4%D9%86%D9%B9%DB%8C" title="سمپسن کاؤنٹی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="سمپسن کاؤنٹی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_County_(Kentucky)" title="Simpson County (Kentucky) – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Simpson County (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrabstwo_Simpson_(Kentucky)" title="Hrabstwo Simpson (Kentucky) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Hrabstwo Simpson (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Simpson_(Kentucky)" title="Condado de Simpson (Kentucky) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Condado de Simpson (Kentucky)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comitatul_Simpson,_Kentucky" title="Comitatul Simpson, Kentucky – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Comitatul Simpson, Kentucky" 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.ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Simpson County</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">County</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_Simpson_County,_Kentucky_courthouse.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Old Simpson County Courthouse in Franklin"><img alt="Old Simpson County Courthouse in Franklin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Old_Simpson_County%2C_Kentucky_courthouse.jpg/300px-Old_Simpson_County%2C_Kentucky_courthouse.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Old_Simpson_County%2C_Kentucky_courthouse.jpg/450px-Old_Simpson_County%2C_Kentucky_courthouse.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Old_Simpson_County%2C_Kentucky_courthouse.jpg/600px-Old_Simpson_County%2C_Kentucky_courthouse.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><a href="/wiki/Simpson_County_Courthouse_(Franklin,_Kentucky)" class="mw-redirect" title="Simpson County Courthouse (Franklin, Kentucky)">Old Simpson County Courthouse</a> in Franklin</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Simpson_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky"><img alt="Map of Kentucky highlighting Simpson County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Simpson_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Simpson_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Simpson_County.svg/450px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Simpson_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Simpson_County.svg/600px-Map_of_Kentucky_highlighting_Simpson_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1166" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location within the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kentucky_in_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kentucky's location within the U.S."><img alt="Map of the United States highlighting Kentucky" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Kentucky_in_United_States.svg/300px-Kentucky_in_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Kentucky_in_United_States.svg/450px-Kentucky_in_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Kentucky_in_United_States.svg/600px-Kentucky_in_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Kentucky's location within the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Simpson_County,_Kentucky&params=36.74_N_86.58_W_type:city(19594)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">36°44′N</span> <span class="longitude">86°35′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">36.74°N 86.58°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">36.74; -86.58</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="950" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1819</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Simpson_(Kentucky_politician)" title="John Simpson (Kentucky politician)">John Simpson</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Kentucky" title="Franklin, Kentucky">Franklin</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest city</th><td class="infobox-data">Franklin</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">236 sq mi (610 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">234 sq mi (610 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">2.3 sq mi (6 km<sup>2</sup>)  1.0%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">19,594</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2023)</div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">20,195 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">83/sq mi (32/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%926" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−6">UTC−6</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">Central</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Congressional district</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Kentucky's 1st congressional district">1st</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://simpsoncountyky.gov/">simpsoncountyky<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Simpson County</b> is a <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">county</a> located in the south central portion of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>. As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, the total population was 19,594.<sup id="cite_ref-QF_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> is <a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Kentucky" title="Franklin, Kentucky">Franklin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simpson_County,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Simpson County was established in 1819 from Allen, Logan, and Warren Counties.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The county is named for <a href="/wiki/John_Simpson_(Kentucky_politician)" title="John Simpson (Kentucky politician)">Captain John Simpson</a>, a Kentucky militia officer who fought in <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Fallen_Timbers" title="Battle of Fallen Timbers">Battle of Fallen Timbers</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Indian_War" title="Northwest Indian War">Northwest Indian War</a>, and was killed during the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_River_Raisin" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of River Raisin">Battle of River Raisin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simpson_County,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the county has a total area of 236 square miles (610 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 234 square miles (610 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km<sup>2</sup>) (1.0%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The county is located in the <a href="/wiki/Pennyroyal_Plateau" title="Pennyroyal Plateau">Pennyroyal Plateau</a> region of the state. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjacent_counties">Adjacent counties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simpson_County,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Adjacent counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_Kentucky" title="Warren County, Kentucky">Warren County</a> (north)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_County,_Kentucky" title="Allen County, Kentucky">Allen County</a> (east)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumner_County,_Tennessee" title="Sumner County, Tennessee">Sumner County, Tennessee</a> (southeast)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robertson_County,_Tennessee" title="Robertson County, Tennessee">Robertson County, Tennessee</a> (southwest)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logan_County,_Kentucky" title="Logan County, Kentucky">Logan County</a> (west)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simpson_County,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_census" title="1820 United States census">1820</a></th><td>4,852</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td>5,815</td><td></td><td>19.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_census" title="1840 United States census">1840</a></th><td>6,537</td><td></td><td>12.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>7,733</td><td></td><td>18.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>8,146</td><td></td><td>5.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>9,573</td><td></td><td>17.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>10,641</td><td></td><td>11.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>10,878</td><td></td><td>2.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>11,624</td><td></td><td>6.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>11,460</td><td></td><td>−1.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>11,150</td><td></td><td>−2.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>11,336</td><td></td><td>1.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>11,752</td><td></td><td>3.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>11,678</td><td></td><td>−0.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>11,548</td><td></td><td>−1.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>13,054</td><td></td><td>13.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>14,673</td><td></td><td>12.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>15,145</td><td></td><td>3.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>16,405</td><td></td><td>8.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>17,327</td><td></td><td>5.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>19,594</td><td></td><td>13.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">20,195</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2022_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2022-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>3.1%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1790-1960<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1900-1990<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1990-2000<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2010-2020<sup id="cite_ref-QF_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a> of 2000, there were 16,405 people, 6,415 households, and 4,638 families residing in the county. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 70 per square mile (27/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 7,016 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile (12/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 87.84% <a href="/wiki/White_American" class="mw-redirect" title="White American">White</a>, 10.22% <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">Black or African American</a>, 0.17% <a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a>, 0.55% <a href="/wiki/Asian_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian American">Asian</a>, 0.06% <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander American">Pacific Islander</a>, 0.30% from <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census#Race" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">other races</a>, and 0.87% from two or more races. 0.91% of the population were <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanics or Latinos</a> of any race. </p><p>There were 6,415 households, out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 24.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.97. </p><p>The age distribution was 26.20% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the county was $36,432, and the median income for a family was $42,525. Males had a median income of $32,160 versus $22,667 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the county was $17,150. About 8.50% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 14.00% of those under age 18 and 15.90% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simpson_County,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="City">City</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simpson_County,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: City"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Kentucky" title="Franklin, Kentucky">Franklin</a> (county seat)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unincorporated_communities">Unincorporated communities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simpson_County,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Unincorporated communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gold_City,_Kentucky" title="Gold City, Kentucky">Gold City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middleton,_Kentucky" title="Middleton, Kentucky">Middleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neosheo,_Kentucky" title="Neosheo, Kentucky">Neosheo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prices_Mill,_Kentucky" title="Prices Mill, Kentucky">Prices Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Simpson_County,_Kentucky" title="Providence, Simpson County, Kentucky">Providence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salmons,_Kentucky" title="Salmons, Kentucky">Salmons</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simpson_County,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright sticky-header-multi" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Simpson County, Kentucky<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="2024 United States presidential election in Kentucky">2024</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,253 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>71.25%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,403 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">27.38% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">120 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.37% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="2020 United States presidential election in Kentucky">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,888 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>67.43%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,681 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">30.70% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">163 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.87% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="2016 United States presidential election in Kentucky">2016</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,077 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>67.41%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,144 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">28.47% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">310 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.12% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="2012 United States presidential election in Kentucky">2012</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,355 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>61.40%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,650 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37.36% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">88 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.24% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="2008 United States presidential election in Kentucky">2008</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,437 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60.71%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,775 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37.97% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">97 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.33% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="2004 United States presidential election in Kentucky">2004</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,273 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60.67%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,730 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">38.76% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">40 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.57% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="2000 United States presidential election in Kentucky">2000</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,169 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.41%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,583 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.35% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">72 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.24% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1996</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,186 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40.80% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,749 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.31%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">423 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7.89% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1992 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,280 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">39.04% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,834 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>48.53%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">726 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12.43% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1988 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,699 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>55.55%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,138 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.00% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">22 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.45% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1984 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,073 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>58.69%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,140 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">40.87% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.44% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1980 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,020 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">41.92% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,713 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>56.30%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">86 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.78% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1976 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,481 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">34.45% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,782 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>64.71%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">36 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.84% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1972 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,285 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>62.57%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,325 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.28% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">42 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.15% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1968 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1968</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,435 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">33.07% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,505 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>34.69%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,399 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">32.24% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1964 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1964</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">967 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">23.33% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,168 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>76.45%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.22% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1960 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,927 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">42.18% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,642 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>57.82%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1956 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1956</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,454 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">33.43% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,879 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>66.18%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">17 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.39% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1952 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1952</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,310 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">32.43% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,724 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>67.43%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.15% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1948 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1948</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">762 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">20.46% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,752 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>73.90%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">210 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.64% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1944 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1944</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,012 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">26.29% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,821 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>73.27%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">17 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.44% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1940 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1940</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">987 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">25.02% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,950 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>74.78%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.20% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1936 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1936</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,240 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">28.97% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,027 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>70.72%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.30% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1932 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1932</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,203 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">24.92% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,603 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>74.64%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">21 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.44% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1928 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1928</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,635 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">39.64% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,490 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>60.36%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1924 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1924</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,294 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">32.08% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,688 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>66.63%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">52 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.29% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1920 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1920</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,680 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">34.24% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,206 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>65.34%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">21 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.43% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1916 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1916</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">955 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">33.41% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,887 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>66.03%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">16 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.56% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1912 United States presidential election in Kentucky">1912</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">547 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">20.96% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,639 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>62.80%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">424 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">16.25% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>In contrast to the Western Coalfield and the eastern part of the Pennyroyal Plateau, Simpson County was <i>not</i> highly pro-<a href="/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)" title="Union (American Civil War)">Union</a> during <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">the Civil War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Consequently, Simpson was as reliably Democratic as the Jackson Purchase and Bluegrass during the following century: no Republican carried Simpson County until <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a>’s 1972 landslide. As with all of rural Kentucky, the social liberalism of the Democratic Party – rejected by many southern whites<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – has led to an increase in registered Republicans, and many people registered as Democrats vote for Republican candidates, especially at the national level. In 2014, of a population of 17,800, there were 12,700 registered voters in Simpson County: 8,040 (63%) were Democrats, 3,587 (28%) were Republican, and 1073 (9%) were unaffiliated or registered with another party.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elected_officials">Elected officials</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simpson_County,_Kentucky&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Elected officials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3"><b>Elected officials as of January 3, 2025</b><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/U.S._House" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House">U.S. House</a> </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/James_Comer" title="James Comer">James Comer</a> (R) </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="Kentucky01 !"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Kentucky's 1st congressional district">KY 1</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Senate" title="Kentucky Senate">Ky. Senate</a> </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Wilson_(Kentucky_politician)" title="Mike Wilson (Kentucky politician)">Mike Wilson</a> (R) </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky%27s_32nd_Senate_district" title="Kentucky's 32nd Senate district">32</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_House_of_Representatives" title="Kentucky House of Representatives">Ky. 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Kentucky">Frankfort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffersontown,_Kentucky" title="Jeffersontown, Kentucky">Jeffersontown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paducah,_Kentucky" title="Paducah, Kentucky">Paducah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radcliff,_Kentucky" title="Radcliff, Kentucky">Radcliff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Kentucky" title="Ashland, Kentucky">Ashland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray,_Kentucky" title="Murray, Kentucky">Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erlanger,_Kentucky" title="Erlanger, Kentucky">Erlanger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Kentucky" title="Winchester, Kentucky">Winchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madisonville,_Kentucky" title="Madisonville, Kentucky">Madisonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Washington,_Kentucky" title="Mount Washington, Kentucky">Mount Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Matthews,_Kentucky" title="St. Matthews, Kentucky">St. Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danville,_Kentucky" title="Danville, Kentucky">Danville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area" title="Metropolitan statistical area">Metropolitan<br />areas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Huntington%E2%80%93Ashland_metropolitan_area" title="Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area">Ashland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green_metropolitan_area,_Kentucky" title="Bowling Green metropolitan area, Kentucky">Bowling Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarksville_metropolitan_area" title="Clarksville metropolitan area">Clarksville, TN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabethtown_metropolitan_area" title="Elizabethtown metropolitan area">Elizabethtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evansville_metropolitan_area" title="Evansville metropolitan area">Evansville, IN</a></li> <li><a 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title="Anderson County, Kentucky">Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballard_County,_Kentucky" title="Ballard County, Kentucky">Ballard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barren_County,_Kentucky" title="Barren County, Kentucky">Barren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bath_County,_Kentucky" title="Bath County, Kentucky">Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_County,_Kentucky" title="Bell County, Kentucky">Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boone_County,_Kentucky" title="Boone County, Kentucky">Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bourbon_County,_Kentucky" title="Bourbon County, Kentucky">Bourbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Boyd County, Kentucky">Boyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyle_County,_Kentucky" title="Boyle County, Kentucky">Boyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bracken_County,_Kentucky" title="Bracken County, Kentucky">Bracken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breathitt_County,_Kentucky" title="Breathitt County, Kentucky">Breathitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breckinridge_County,_Kentucky" title="Breckinridge County, Kentucky">Breckinridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bullitt_County,_Kentucky" title="Bullitt County, Kentucky">Bullitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butler_County,_Kentucky" title="Butler County, Kentucky">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_County,_Kentucky" title="Caldwell County, Kentucky">Caldwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calloway_County,_Kentucky" title="Calloway County, Kentucky">Calloway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campbell_County,_Kentucky" title="Campbell County, Kentucky">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlisle_County,_Kentucky" title="Carlisle County, Kentucky">Carlisle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carroll_County,_Kentucky" title="Carroll County, Kentucky">Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carter_County,_Kentucky" title="Carter County, Kentucky">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casey_County,_Kentucky" title="Casey County, Kentucky">Casey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_County,_Kentucky" title="Christian County, Kentucky">Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Kentucky" title="Clark County, Kentucky">Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Kentucky" title="Clay County, Kentucky">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_County,_Kentucky" title="Clinton County, Kentucky">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crittenden_County,_Kentucky" title="Crittenden County, Kentucky">Crittenden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_Kentucky" title="Cumberland County, Kentucky">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daviess_County,_Kentucky" title="Daviess County, Kentucky">Daviess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmonson_County,_Kentucky" title="Edmonson County, Kentucky">Edmonson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elliott_County,_Kentucky" title="Elliott County, Kentucky">Elliott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estill_County,_Kentucky" title="Estill County, Kentucky">Estill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayette_County,_Kentucky" title="Fayette County, Kentucky">Fayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleming_County,_Kentucky" title="Fleming County, Kentucky">Fleming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Kentucky" title="Floyd County, Kentucky">Floyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Kentucky" title="Franklin County, Kentucky">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulton_County,_Kentucky" title="Fulton County, Kentucky">Fulton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gallatin_County,_Kentucky" title="Gallatin County, Kentucky">Gallatin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garrard_County,_Kentucky" title="Garrard County, Kentucky">Garrard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_County,_Kentucky" title="Grant County, Kentucky">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graves_County,_Kentucky" title="Graves County, Kentucky">Graves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grayson_County,_Kentucky" title="Grayson County, Kentucky">Grayson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_County,_Kentucky" title="Green County, Kentucky">Green</a></li> <li><a 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Kentucky">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Kentucky" title="Jefferson County, Kentucky">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessamine_County,_Kentucky" title="Jessamine County, Kentucky">Jessamine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Kentucky" title="Johnson County, Kentucky">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenton_County,_Kentucky" title="Kenton County, Kentucky">Kenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knott_County,_Kentucky" title="Knott County, Kentucky">Knott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knox_County,_Kentucky" title="Knox County, Kentucky">Knox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaRue_County,_Kentucky" title="LaRue County, Kentucky">LaRue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurel_County,_Kentucky" title="Laurel County, Kentucky">Laurel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Kentucky" title="Lawrence County, Kentucky">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_Kentucky" title="Lee County, Kentucky">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leslie_County,_Kentucky" 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