Island, KY

Island is a home rule-class city in McLean County, Kentucky, in the United States. The 2020 census counted 429 residents. Island is included in the Owensboro metropolitan area. The city is named for Judge William Worthington's early 19th-century 8-square-mile estate, known as "The Island" from the way high water on the Green and other nearby rivers would maroon it from adjacent land. That mix gives Island a clear local shape within Kentucky, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Between 1829 and 1860, the local post office operated as "Worthington". Island is in the southeastern portion of McLean County along U.S. Route 431 at its junction with Kentucky Route 85. Also traversing the city is Kentucky Route 2110.