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Barren County

Barren County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,485. Its county seat is Glasgow. The county was founded on December 20, 1798, from parts of Warren and Green Counties. It was named for the Barrens, meadowlands that cover the northern third, though actually the soil is fertile. Barren County is part of the Glasgow, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Bowling Green-Glasgow, KY Combined Statistical Area. In 2007 Barren County was named the "Best Place to Live in Rural America" by Progressive Farmer Magazine.

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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)

Census ID (PID6): 165735
FIPS state: 21
FIPS county: 009
FIPS place: 99009
Census record name: COUNTY OF BARREN
Mailing address: 117 N PUBLIC SQ, GLASGOW 42141