Boone County, Indiana

Boone County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Lebanon
Year Organized: 1830
Square Miles: 423

Court House:

201 Courthouse Square
County Courthouse
Lebanon, IN 46052-2126

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Daniel Boone.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Boone County was formed April 1, 1830, and named for frontiersman Daniel Boone. The county's commissioners originally selected Jamestown (on the county's southern border) to be the seat, but a law passed January 26, 1832 forced it to be moved to within two miles of the county's center. A new site was chosen in May 1831. Named Lebanon, it became the county seat in 1833.

Boone County is divided into 12 Civil Townships as follows: Center, Clinton, Eagle, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Marion, Perry, Sugar Creek, Union, Washington and Worth.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 423 square miles (1,096 km²), of which 423 square miles (1,095 km²) is land and 0 square miles (1 km²) (0.10%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Clinton County
East: Hamilton County
Southeast: Marion County
South: Hendricks County
West: Montgomery County

Cities and Towns:

- Advance	town	Incorporated Area
- Center	township
- Eagle	township
- Harrison	township
- Jackson	township
- Jamestown	town	Incorporated Area
- Jefferson	township
- Lebanon (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Perry	township
- Sugar Creek	township
- Thorntown	town	Incorporated Area
- Ulen	town	Incorporated Area
- Union	township
- Whitestown	town	Incorporated Area
- Worth	township
- Zionsville	town	Incorporated Area

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