Magoffin county is in the Eastern Coal Field region of Kentucky. The elevation in the county ranges from 785 to 1640 feet above sea level.

It was formed in 1860 from Floyd, Johnson, and Morgan counties. The county seat is Salyersville.

In 2010 the county population was 13,333 in a land area of 308.44 square miles, an average of 43.2 people per square mile.

The equine population was 1,100 in the 2012 Kentucky Equine Survey.

Magoffin county is in the Big Sandy Area Development District.

Magoffin county was named for Beriah Magoffin, governor of the state at the time.

The Dawkins Line Rail Trail runs through the county.

Decennial Census Data

Year	Population	Land Area (sq.mi.)	Density
2010	13,333	308.4	43.2
2000	13,332	309.4	43.1
1990	13,077	309.5	42.3
1980	13,515	309.5	43.7
1970	10,443	309.5	33.7
1960	11,156	309.5	36.0
1950	13,839	309.5	44.7
1940	17,490	309.5	56.5
1930	15,719	309.5	50.8
1920	13,859	309.5	44.8
1910	13,654	302.0	45.2
1900	12,006	300.0	40.0
1890	9,196	300.0	30.7
1880	6,944	313.5	22.1
1870	4,684	313.5	14.9

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