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Kentucky Counties
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Kentucky Counties
Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, third in the U.S. behind
Texas's 254 and Georgia's 159. |
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Campbell County, Kentucky
Campbell County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Newport
Year Organized: 1795
Square Miles: 152
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Court House: 24 W. 4th Street
County Courthouse
Newport, KY 41071-4152
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Col. John Campbell (1735-1799), Revolutionary War officer;
founder of Louisville; state senator.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Campbell county was formed in 1795. It is located in the Outer Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the
county ranges from 455 to 920 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 88,616 in a land area of 151.55
square miles, an average of 584.7 people per square mile. The county seats are Alexandria and Newport. Campbell county
is in the northern Kentucky area.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Clermont County, Ohio
- South: Pendleton County
- West: Kenton County
- Northwest: Hamilton County, Ohio
Cities and Towns:
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- Alexandria |
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- Bellevue |
city |
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- California |
city |
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- Cold Spring |
city |
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- Crestview |
city |
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- Dayton |
city |
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- Fort Thomas |
city |
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- Highland Heights |
city |
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- Melbourne |
city |
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- Mentor |
city |
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- Newport
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- Silver Grove |
city |
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- Southgate |
city |
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- Wilder |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Woodlawn |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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