Livingston County

Livingston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,519. Its county seat is Smithland. The county was established in 1798 from land taken from Christian County and is named for Robert R. Livingston, a member of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence. The county was strongly pro-Confederate during the American Civil War and many men volunteered for the Confederate Army.Livingston County is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.It is a prohibition or dry county.GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (8.5%) is water. The western border with Illinois is formed by the Ohio River.Adjacent countiesHardin County, Illinois (north)Crittenden County (northeast)Lyon County (southeast)Marshall County (south)McCracken County (southwest)Massac County, Illinois (west)Pope County, Illinois (northwest)