Knott County was formed in the year 1884. It took its name from James Proctor Knott, Governor of Kentucky (1883–1887). More than 16K people with an excellent admixture of White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others along with 6.7K households and 4.9K family units reside in this region. Hindman is the county seat.

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