Kenton County, Kentucky

Kenton County is a county in Kentucky. Its county seats are Covington and Independence.

Kenton County, Kentucky
Map
Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1840
Seat	Covington and Independence
Largest City	Covington
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	164 sq mi (425 km²) 160 sq mi (414 km²) 4.1 sq mi (11 km²), 2.5
Population  - (2020)  - Density	169,064 auto/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.kentoncounty.org
Named for: Simon Kenton

Kenton County is included in the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Cities

• Bromley
• Covington (county seat)
• Crescent Springs
• Crestview Hills
• Edgewood
• Elsmere
• Erlanger
• Fairview
• Fort Mitchell
• Fort Wright
• Independence (county seat)
• Kenton Vale
• Lakeside Park
• Ludlow
• Park Hills
• Ryland Heights
• Taylor Mill
• Villa Hills
• Walton

Unincorporated communities

• Atwood
• Latonia
• Latonia Lakes
• Nicholson
• Visalia

Kenton County, Kentucky Media

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  Historical marker for the county in Independence