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Trigg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,339.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21/21221.html )〕 Its county seat is Cadiz.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 It was formed in 1820 and named for Stephen Trigg, a frontier officer in the American Revolutionary War who died in the Battle of Blue Licks. Trigg was a prohibition or dry county until 2009, when the county's voters narrowly approved a referendum to repeal the prohibition on alcohol sales.〔http://www.cadizrecord.com/articles/stories/public/200909/30/04Ts_news.html〕 Trigg County is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. Trigg County is governed by a Fiscal Court, which is led by a Judge-Executive. The current Judge-Executive is Hollis Alexander (D). Alexander was appointed to the position in 2013 after Stanley H. Humphries was elected to the Kentucky State Senate from District 1. ==History== Trigg County was formed in 1820 from Christian County and Caldwell County. Trigg County was named in honor of Lt. Col. Stephen Trigg, of Virginia. Lt. Col. Trigg settled near Harrodsburg, Kentucky and was killed on August 19, 1782, in the Battle of Blue Licks. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trigg County, Kentucky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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