Boone county is in the Outer Bluegrass region of Kentucky. The elevation in the county ranges from 455 to 964 feet above sea level.

It was formed in 1799 from Campbell county. The county seat is Burlington.

In 2010 the county population was 118,811 in a land area of 246.36 square miles, an average of 482.3 people per square mile.

The equine population was 4,300 in the 2012 Kentucky Equine Survey.

Boone county is in the Northern Kentucky Area Development District.

Boone county was named to honor Daniel Boone.

The largest city in the county is Florence.

Decennial Census Data

Year	Population	Land Area (sq.mi.)	Density
2010	118,811	246.4	482.3
2000	85,991	246.3	349.2
1990	57,589	246.3	233.8
1980	45,842	246.3	186.1
1970	32,812	246.3	133.2
1960	21,940	246.3	89.1
1950	13,015	246.3	52.8
1940	10,820	246.3	43.9
1930	9,595	246.3	39.0
1920	9,572	246.3	38.9
1910	9,420	251.0	37.5
1900	11,170	242.0	46.2
1890	12,246	242.0	50.6
1880	11,996	250.7	47.9
1870	10,696	250.7	42.7
1860	11,196	259.1	43.2
1850	11,185	255.2	43.8
1840	10,034	259.1	38.7
1830	9,075	278.7	32.6
1820	6,542	259.9	25.2
1810	3,608	256.6	14.1
1800	1,534	257.0	6.0

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