Mason County, Kentucky
Mason County | |
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The Mason County Justice Building in Maysville in 2023 | |
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°36′N 83°50′W / 38.6°N 83.83°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| Founded | 1788 |
| Named after | George Mason |
| Seat | Maysville |
| Largest city | Maysville |
| Area | |
• Total | 246 sq mi (640 km2) |
| • Land | 240 sq mi (600 km2) |
| • Water | 6.3 sq mi (16 km2) 2.6% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,120 |
• Estimate (2024) | 16,956 |
| • Density | 70/sq mi (27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | masoncountykentucky |
Mason County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,120. Its county seat is Maysville. The county was created from Bourbon County, Virginia in 1788 and named for George Mason, a Virginia delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights". Mason County comprises the Maysville, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area.