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Also known as Campbell County, Kentucky, Campbell County, KY

county in Kentucky, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Kentucky
Founded
December 17, 1794
Named after
John Campbell
Seat
Alexandria and Newport
Largest city
Fort Thomas
Judge executive
Steve Pendery (R)
Total
159 sq mi (410 km )
Land
151 sq mi (390 km )
Water
8.1 sq mi (21 km ) 5.1%
Estimate 2025
95,441
Density
616/sq mi (238/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district
4th
Website
www .campbellcountyky .gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Located in
Kentucky
Contains
Newport
Capital
Visalia
Population
93076
Area
413
Shares border with
Kenton County
Official website
www.campbellcountyky.org
Image
Campbell county courthouse newport ky.jpg
Households
37197
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Commons category
Campbell County, Kentucky
different from
Campbell County
inception
1794-12-17
water as percent of area
5.1
native label
Campbell County
social media followers
1065
per capita income
35124
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Encyclopedic overview

Campbell County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,076. Its county seats are Alexandria and Newport. The county was formed on December 17, 1794, from sections of Scott, Harrison, and Mason Counties and was named for Colonel John Campbell (1735–1799), a Revolutionary War soldier and Kentucky legislator. Campbell County, with Boone and Kenton Counties, is part of the Northern Kentucky metro community, and the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Campbell County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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