Ghent, KY

Ghent is a home rule-class city along the south bank of the Ohio River in Carroll County, Kentucky, in the United States. The 2020 census counted 363 residents. Ghent was settled at the end of eighteenth century and was first known as McCool's Creek Settlement. The town was laid out in 1814. In Ghent, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Ghent, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Ghent is located in northeastern Carroll County along the Ohio River. The community is located on U.S. Route 42 at Kentucky Route 47.