Henry County is a county in Kentucky, United States, in the north-central part of the state, where the Kentucky River forms part of its eastern boundary. It had a population of 15,678 at the 2020 census and covers 291 square miles (752 km2) centred near 38°32′N 85°06′W.<\/p>\n
New Castle is the county seat and its postal code is 40050; Eminence is the largest city. The county has 4 incorporated cities and more than a dozen unincorporated communities. Henry County is part of the Louisville\/Jefferson County, KY–IN metropolitan area and sits in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n
Henry County has 4 incorporated cities — New Castle (the seat), Eminence, Campbellsburg and Pleasureville — plus a long list of unincorporated crossroads communities scattered along the Kentucky River and its tributaries. “Unincorp.” below means the place has no city government of its own; several, like Port Royal and Smithfield, are historic river landings that predate the county’s incorporated towns.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 40050<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eminence<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 40019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Campbellsburg<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 40011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasureville<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 40057<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bellview<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bethlehem<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Delville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Drennon Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fallis<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Franklinton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gest<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jericho<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lacie<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lockport<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| North Pleasureville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Orville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pendleton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Point Pleasant<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Port Royal<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 40058<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Slabtown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sligo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Smithfield<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 40068<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sulphur<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 40070<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tarascon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Turners Station<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Pendleton straddles the Henry–Oldham county line and Turners Station straddles the Henry–Trimble line along the Kentucky River; both are counted here because their historic core sits on the Henry County side.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nThe remaining small communities — Delville, Drennon Springs, Fallis, Gest, Lacie, Orville, Slabtown, Sligo, Tarascon and Turners Station — have no ZIP code of their own and are served by the nearest post office above.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nHenry County lies in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass region, a landscape of rolling farmland cut by creek hollows draining toward the Kentucky River. The river forms much of the county’s eastern and northern boundary before it joins the Ohio River at Carrollton, in neighboring Carroll County. Elsewhere the terrain is gently to moderately rolling, given over mostly to pasture, row crops and second-growth woodland.<\/p>\n Henry County borders five counties: Trimble to the north, Carroll to the northeast, Owen to the east, Shelby to the south and Oldham County<\/a> to the west. Trimble County<\/a>, Carroll County<\/a>, Owen County<\/a> and Shelby County<\/a> round out its borders.<\/p>\n Henry County had 15,678 residents at the 2020 census, spread across roughly 55.9 people per square mile of land. Eminence and New Castle are its two largest population centers, followed by Campbellsburg and Pleasureville. The county’s median household income runs below the Kentucky median of $61,118, consistent with a rural county that has only begun to see suburban growth spill over from neighboring Oldham County since the 1990s.<\/p>\n Agriculture remains central to Henry County’s economy — cattle, grain and, historically, burley tobacco — alongside a growing share of residents who commute to jobs in the Louisville metro area. Henry is a “wet” county, meaning alcohol sales are legal countywide, unlike several of its dry neighbors. Rising land prices in Oldham County have pushed more residential growth into Henry County’s western edge since the 1990s.<\/p>\n Henry County was formed in 1798 from part of Shelby County and named for Patrick Henry, the Revolutionary-era orator and first governor of Virginia. New Castle was laid out as the county seat soon after. The unincorporated community of Port Royal, on the Kentucky River, is the longtime home of writer and farmer Wendell Berry, whose fiction and essays are set in a fictionalized version of the town.<\/p>\n Interstate 71 crosses the southwestern part of Henry County, with interchanges serving Campbellsburg and Pleasureville. US 42 and US 421 also run through the county, along with KY 22 and KY 55.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF).<\/p>\n Where is Henry County, Kentucky?<\/strong> What is the population of Henry County?<\/strong> How big is Henry County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Henry County?<\/strong> How many towns and cities are in Henry County?<\/strong> |