Ballard County was founded in the year 1842 and named after Bland Ballard (1761–1853), soldier at the Battle of Fallen Timbers and Battle of River Raisin. The territory is located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The locale sprawls over an area of 273.60 sq mi. More than 8.2K people with marvelous combination of races including White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others reside in this region along with 3.3K households and 2.4K family units. Wickliffe is the county seat and La Center is the largest city.

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