Somerset

Somerset

Somerset is a city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. The city population was 11,196 according to the 2010 census. Somerset was first settled in 1798 by Thomas Hansford and several members of the Jasper family and it received its name from Somerset County, New Jersey, the place where some of the settlers once lived. Somerset became the county seat of Pulaski County in 1802 and was incorporated as a city in 1887. A significant Civil War battle was fought at Mill Springs about 8 miles west of Somerset, and a museum exists at the site of the battle. The completion of Lake Cumberland...
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County:Pulaski County
State:Kentucky
Country:United States of America
Population:12,196
Area:11.3 sq. mi.
Time zone:North American Eastern Time Zone
Also known as:Somerset, Kentucky, Pulaski County / Somerset city

Population history for Somerset

YearEstimated Population
2009 12,196
2008 12,184
2007 12,078
2006 11,999
2005 11,927
2004 11,798
2003 11,680
2002 11,547
2001 11,444
2000 11,413
1999 13,203
1998 12,961
1997 12,761
1996 12,579
1995 12,331
1994 12,059
1993 11,768
1992 11,599
1991 11,349
1990 11,103
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Colleges and universities in Somerset

Somerset Community College
Somerset Community College
Founded:2002
Enrollment:9,247 (2010)

Famous people born in Somerset

Monte Montague
Monte Montague
Film Actor

Monte Montague was an American film actor. He appeared in over 190 films between 1920 and 1954. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky, and died in Burbank, California.

Airports in or near Somerset

Blue Grass Airport
Blue Grass Airport
Airport code:LEX
London-Corbin Airport
London-Corbin Airport
Airport code:LOZ
Lake Cumberland Regional Airport
Lake Cumberland Regional Airport
Airport code:SME

U.S. state

Kentucky
Kentucky
Population:73,677 (1790)

Kentucky , officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the Upper South of the United States. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth . Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States. Kentucky is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on the fact that bluegrass is...
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