Knott County

Knott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,346. Its county seat is Hindman. The county was formed in 1884 and is named for James Proctor Knott, Governor of Kentucky (1883–1887). It is a prohibition or dry county. Its county seat is home to the Hindman Settlement School, founded as America's first settlement school.The Knott County town of Pippa Passes is home to Alice Lloyd College.HistoryKnott County was established in 1884 from land given by Breathitt, Floyd, Letcher, and Perry counties. The 1890s-era courthouse, the second to serve the county, burned in 1929.GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (0.4%) is water.Adjacent countiesMagoffin County (north)Floyd County (northeast)Pike County (east)Letcher County (south)Perry County (southwest)Breathitt County (northwest)