Russell County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,991. Its county seat is Jamestown and its largest city is Russell Springs. The county was formed on December 14, 1825, from portions of Adair, Cumberland and Wayne Counties and is named for William Russell. In 2015, the cities of Jamestown and Russell Springs became two of the first gigabit Internet communities in Kentucky with the completion of a state-of-the-art optical fiber network by the local telephone cooperative. Wolf Creek Dam is located in southern Russell County. The dam impounds Cumberland River to form Lake Cumberland, a major tourism attraction for the county. Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery is also located in Russell County just below the dam. Until relatively recently Russell County was a dry county, meaning that the sale of alcohol was prohibited. It voted to go "wet" in a referendum held on January 19, 2016, by a margin of 3,833 to 3,423 votes.

Founded: December 14, 1825
Named for: William Russell
Seat: Jamestown
Largest city: Russell Springs
Total: 283 sq mi (732.97 km²)
Land: 254 sq mi (657.86 km²)
Water: 29 sq mi (75.11 km²), 10
Density: auto/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone: Central: UTC-6-5
Website: [www.russellcountyky.com]
Twitter profile: lake_cumberland
Official Website: http://www.russellcountyky.com
Wikidata description: county in Kentucky, United States
Wikidata id: Q373348
Wikidata label: Russell County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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