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Owsley County is a county located in the Eastern Mountain Coal Fields region of Kentucky.
As of 2010, the population was 4, 755.
According to the 2010 Census reports, Owsley County is the " poorest county in the United States '" Its county seat is Booneville and it is a dry county.
The county was organized Jan 23, 1843 from Clay, Estill, and Breathitt counties.
The county is named for William Owsley ( 1782 – 1862 ), the judge of the KY Court of Appeals and Governor of Kentucky ( 1844 – 48 ).
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