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About Carrollton, KY

Carrollton was laid out in 1792, and it was known as Port William initially. It served as the county seat of Gallatin County until 1838 when the county was split, creating Carroll County, and Port William was renamed Carrollton and became the seat of the new county. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad was built near town in 1868 and eventually became more important to the town's economy than river traffic. Carrollton's most severe flood was the Ohio River flood of 1937; floodwaters crested at 79.9 feet (24.4 m). It has one of the state's largest tobacco markets, and the population has remained steady since being recorded at 3,884 in the 1970 census.