Boone County (Kentucky)

Boone County is a county located in the state of Kentucky in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Burlington.

Geography

The County is located in the extreme north of Kentucky, is bordered to the north by Ohio, Indiana to the west, is separated from both by the Ohio River and has an area of 666 square kilometers, of which 28 square kilometers are water surface. It borders in Kentucky clockwise to the following counties: Kenton County, Grant County and Gallatin County.

History

Boone County was formed on December 13, 1798 from portions of Campbell County. It was named after the border guards Daniel Boone.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Boone County 85 991 people in 31 258 households, and 23,443 families. The population density was 135 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 95.15 percent White, 1.52 percent African American, 0.23 percent Native American, 1.29 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.75 percent from other races groups; 1.03 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.98 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 31 258 households out of which 39.8 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.6 percent were married couples living together, 9.8 percent were single mothers, 25.0 percent were non-families, 20.2 percent of all households and 6.2 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.17.

Based on the county the population was spread from 28.7 percent population under 18 years, 8.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 33.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 21.3 percent between 45 and 64 years and 8.1 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females aged 18 years old or over, there were 94.7 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 53,593, and the median income for a family was $ 61,114. Males have a median income of $ 42,105, women $ 27,414. The per capita income was $ 23,535. 4.4 percent of families and 5.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 6.4 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 7.7 percent of those 65 years.

Transport and the economy

In the town of Hebron is the Cincinnati airport.

Places in County

• Beaverlick
• Belleview
• Big Bone
• Bullittsville
• Burlington
• Constance
• Devon
• Florence
• Francisville
• Hamilton
• Hebron
• Hopeful Heights
• Hueys Corners
• Hume
• Idlewild
• Kensington
• Lima castle
• Marydale
• Oakbrook
• Petersburg
• Rabbit Hash
• Richwood
• Stringtown
• Sugartit
• Taylor Sports
• Union
• Verona
• Walton
• Waterloo