  henderson county is a county located in the u.s. state of kentucky. as of the 2010 census, the population was 46,250. the county seat is henderson. the county was formed in 1798 and named for colonel richard henderson who originally purchased  of land from the cherokee indians, that would eventually become part of the county. henderson county is part of the evansville, in-ky metropolitan statistical area. the kentucky clergyman and university president laverne butler was born in henderson county in 1926. ==history== henderson county was established in 1798 from land given by christian county. the 1843 courthouse was torn down in the 1960s to make way for a new one. a workplace shooting occurred at an atlantis plastics factory in [[henderson, kentuck
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