Greenup County, Kentucky

Greenup County, Kentucky
Greenup County courthouse in Greenup
Location in the U.S. state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Founded	1803
Named for	Christopher Greenup
Seat	Greenup
Largest city	Flatwoods
Area
• Total	354 sq mi (917 km2)
• Land	344 sq mi (891 km2)
• Water	10 sq mi (26 km2), 2.8%
Population
• (2010)	36,910
• Density	107/sq mi (41/km²)
Congressional district	4th
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	greenupcounty.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Greenup County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,910. The county was founded in 1803 and named in honor of Christopher Greenup. Its county seat is Greenup.

Greenup County is part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), as well as the Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702. New definitions from February 28, 2013 placed the population at 363,000.

Greenup County was formed by an act of the General Assembly of Kentucky on December 12, 1803 from Mason County which covered the majority of eastern Kentucky at the time.

Three courthouses have served Greenup County. The first courthouse, built of logs, was replaced by a brick structure in 1811.

The current officials of Greenup County are:

Greenup County is a part of the 20th Judicial Circuit (general jurisdiction) and the 20th Judicial District (limited jurisdiction) of the Kentucky Court of Justice (the state's unified court system), which also includes neighboring Lewis County. The officials in the 20th Judicial Circuit are:

The judge in the 20th Judicial District is:

Misdemeanor criminal cases brought in District Court are prosecuted by the County Attorney's office.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 354 square miles (920 km²), of which 344 square miles (890 km²) is land and 10 square miles (26 km²) (2.8%) is water.