Caldwell County, Kentucky
7 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 12,618
- Median household income
- $59,583
- ±10,570
- Unemployed
- 4.4%
- 246 of 5,613 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.0%
- 4,371 of 5,025 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Caldwell | 12,624 (2021) | 100 E Market St, Princeton | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fredonia | 375 (2021) | Po Box 152, Fredonia | — |
| City of Princeton | 6,204 (2021) | 206 E Market St, Princeton | Website |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell County Hospital District | Hospitals | 100 E Main St, Princeton | — |
| Caldwell County Library District | Libraries | Po Box 230, Princeton | Website |
| Caldwell County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 320 Traylor St, Princeton | Website |
| Caldwell County Water District | Water supply utility | 118 W Market St, Princeton | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Caldwell County
School district4 schools
612 West Washington Street, Princeton, KY, 42445
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Hopkinsville Downtown Farmers Market (110 West 9th Street Hopkinsville) · Hopkinsville-Christian County Downtown Farmers Market (HOPKINSVILLE)
Country Fresh Farmers Market - Sturgis (9355 US Hwy 60 West Sturgis) · Imogene Stout Market on Main (Marion)
Hopkins County Farmers' Market (127 E. North Street Madisonville) · Dawson Springs Farmers' Market (Dawson Springs) · Dawson Springs Main Street Farmers Market (jct of US 62 & Route 109 Dawson Springs)
Cadiz Farmers Market (63 Main Street Cadiz) · Cadiz/Trigg County Farmers Market (KY)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.