Clinton County, Kentucky

Clinton County
Clinton County courthouse in Albany
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°43′N 85°08′W / 36.72°N 85.13°W / 36.72; -85.13
Country United States
State Kentucky
FoundedFebruary 20, 1835
Named afterDeWitt Clinton
SeatAlbany
Largest cityAlbany
Area
  Total
205 sq mi (530 km2)
  Land197 sq mi (510 km2)
  Water8.2 sq mi (21 km2)  4.0%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
9,253
  Estimate 
(2024)
9,183
  Density45/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district1st
Websiteclintoncounty.ky.gov

Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky in the Pennyrile Region along the southern border with Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 9,253. Its county seat is Albany. The county was formed in 1835 and named for DeWitt Clinton, the seventh Governor of New York. It is a prohibition or dry county.