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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|398|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|380|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|17|sqmi}} (4.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_21.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210847/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_21.txt |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |access-date=August 16, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[Ohio River]] forms its northern boundary with the state of [[Indiana]]. The highest point is South Park Hill, elevation {{convert|902|ft|m}}, located in the southern part of the county.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Groundwater Resources of Jefferson County, Kentucky β Topography |url=http://www.uky.edu/KGS/water/library/gwatlas/Jefferson/Topography.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421004138/http://www.uky.edu/KGS/water/library/gwatlas/Jefferson/Topography.htm |archive-date=April 21, 2017 |access-date=April 20, 2017 |website=Groundwater Resources in Kentucky |publisher=Kentucky Geological Survey}}</ref> The lowest point is {{convert|383|ft|m}} along the Ohio River just north of [[West Point, Kentucky|West Point]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kleber |first=John |title=The Encyclopedia of Louisville |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |year=2001 |isbn=9780813121000 |pages=888β889}}</ref> ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col|colwidth=14em}} * [[Bullitt County]] (south) * [[Shelby County, Kentucky|Shelby County]] (east) * [[Oldham County, Kentucky|Oldham County]] (northeast) * [[Spencer County, Kentucky|Spencer County]] (southeast) * [[Hardin County, Kentucky|Hardin County]] (southwest) * [[Clark County, Indiana]] (north) * [[Harrison County, Indiana]] (west) * [[Floyd County, Indiana]] (northwest) {{div col end}}
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