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Glasgow is a city in and the county seat of Barren County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 14,200 at the 2000 census. The city is well-known for its annual Scottish Highland Games. In 2007, Barren County was named the number one rural place to live by Progressive Farmer magazine. Despite the belief that the town was named after Glasgow, Virginia, it was indeed named by a man named John Matthews from Glasgow, Scotland.
Glasgow is located at 37°0′1″N 85°55′13″W / 37.00028°N 85.92028°W (37.000375, -85.920229).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.8 square miles (38 km2), of which, 14.8 square miles (38 km2) is land and 0.07% is water.
More information on Glasgow can be found at these links:
Glasgow / Barren County Chamber of Commerce
Official Glasgow Homepage
City of Glasgow