Boone County, Kentucky
Boone County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 135,968,[1] making it the fourth-most populous county in Kentucky. Its county seat is Burlington.[2] The county was formed in 1798[3] and was named for frontiersman Daniel Boone.[4]
| Boone County, Kentucky | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | 1798 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Burlington |
| Largest City | Florence |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
256 sq mi (663 km²) 246 sq mi (637 km²) 10 sq mi (26 km²), 3.9% |
| Population - (2020) - Density |
135,968 auto/sq mi (Expression error: Unrecognized word "auto"./km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website: http://www.boonecountyky.org/ | |
| Named for: Daniel Boone | |
Boone County, Kentucky Media
Burlington from the air, looking east
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Boone County, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Collins, Lewis (1882). Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky: History of Kentucky, Volume 2. Collins & Company. p. 26.
- ↑ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. p. 34.
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