Harlan County is a
county located in the
Commonwealth of
Kentucky. As of the
2010 census, the population was 29,278. Its
county seat is
Harlan. The county was formed in 1819. With regard to the sale of
alcohol, it is classified as a
moist county—a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited (a
dry county), but containing a "wet" city, in this case
Cumberland, where package alcohol sales are allowed. In the city of Harlan, restaurants seating 100+ may serve alcoholic beverages.