McKee is a home rule-class city located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, United States. It is the seat and second-largest communit…McKee is a home rule-class city located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, United States. It is the seat and second-largest community of Jackson County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 803. The city was founded on April 1, 1882, and was named for Judge George R. McKee. In 2019, the city held a vote regarding the sale of alcohol, which passed, making the city wet.