Boone County, Kentucky
Boone County, Kentucky | |
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The old Boone County courthouse in Burlington | |
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Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 38°58′N 84°44′W / 38.97°N 84.73°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| Founded | 1798 |
| Named after | Daniel Boone |
| Seat | Burlington |
| Largest city | Florence |
| Government | |
| • Judge/Executive | Gary Moore (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 256 sq mi (660 km2) |
| • Land | 246 sq mi (640 km2) |
| • Water | 10 sq mi (26 km2) 3.9% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 135,968 |
• Estimate (2024) | 144,135 |
| • Density | 553/sq mi (213/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | www |
Boone County is a county located on the Ohio River in the northernmost part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 135,968, making it the fourth-most populous county in Kentucky. Its county seat is Burlington. The county was formed in 1798 from a portion of Campbell County and was named for frontiersman Daniel Boone. Boone County, with Kenton and Campbell Counties, is of the Northern Kentucky metro area, and the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the location of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, which serves Cincinnati and the tri-state area.