[2] The county is named for George Robertson, a Kentucky Congressman from 1817 to 1821.

It is Kentucky's smallest county by both total area and by population.

It was named after George Robertson, a judge and member of Congress.

There were 1,034 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (3.9/km2).

[15] Of the 866 households 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were married couples living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families.