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McCracken County, Kentucky
McCracken County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 65,565.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21/21145.html )〕 The county seat and only municipality is Paducah.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 McCracken County was the 78th county formed, having been created in 1825.
McCracken County is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is part of the Jackson Purchase, located at the extreme western end of Kentucky.
==History==
McCracken County was founded in 1825, from Hickman County and was named for Captain Virgil McCracken of Woodford County, Kentucky, who was killed in the Battle of Frenchtown in southeastern Michigan during the War of 1812.〔http://www.kyenc.org/entry/m/McCRA02.html〕
The Battle of Paducah occurred in McCracken County on March 25, 1864. The skirmish between the Union and Confederate troops ended in a Confederate victory. Altogether 140 men fell in the battle.
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