Campbell County, Kentucky

Campbell County
County
The Campbell County Courthouse in Newport
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°57′N 84°23′W / 38.95°N 84.38°W / 38.95; -84.38
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	December 17, 1794
Named for	John Campbell
Seat	Alexandria and Newport
Largest city	Fort Thomas
Area
• Total	159 sq mi (410 km2)
• Land	151 sq mi (390 km2)
• Water	8.1 sq mi (21 km2)  5.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	93,076
• Estimate  (2023)	93,702
• Density	590/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.campbellcountyky.gov

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.^[1] Its county seats are Alexandria and Newport.^[2] The county was formed on December 17, 1794, from sections of Scott, Harrison, and Mason Counties^[3][4] 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.