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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.

Kenton County, Kentucky

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

County Seat: Independence
Year Organized: 1840
Square Miles: 163

Court House:

303 Court Street
County Courthouse
Covington, KY 41011-1639

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Simon Kenton (1755-1836), Kentucky pioneer, scout, and Indian fighter.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Kenton county was formed in 1840. It is located in the Outer Bluegrass region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 455 to 960 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 151,464 in a land area of 161.97 square miles, an average of 935.1 people per square mile. The county seats are Covington and Independence. Kenton county is in the northern Kentucky area.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Hamilton County, Ohio
East: Campbell County
Southeast: Pendleton County
South: Grant County
Northwest: Boone County

Cities and Towns:

- Bromley	city	Incorporated Area
- Covington	city	Incorporated Area
- Crescent Springs	city	Incorporated Area
- Crestview Hills	city	Incorporated Area
- Edgewood	city	Incorporated Area
- Elsmere	city	Incorporated Area
- Erlanger	city	Incorporated Area
- Fort Mitchell	city	Incorporated Area
- Fort Wright	city	Incorporated Area
- Independence (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Kenton Vale	city	Incorporated Area
- Lakeside Park	city	Incorporated Area
- Latonia Lakes	city	Incorporated Area
- Ludlow	city	Incorporated Area
- Park Hills	city	Incorporated Area
- Ryland Heights	city	Incorporated Area
- Taylor Mill	city	Incorporated Area
- Villa Hills	city	Incorporated Area

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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of this 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."