Kenton County, Kentucky

Kenton County
County
Kenton County Courthouse in Independence
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°56′N 84°32′W / 38.93°N 84.54°W / 38.93; -84.54
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1840
Named for	Simon Kenton
Seat	Covington and Independence
Largest city	Covington
Area
• Total	164 sq mi (420 km2)
• Land	160 sq mi (400 km2)
• Water	4.1 sq mi (11 km2)  2.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	169,064
• Estimate  (2023)	171,321
• Density	1,000/sq mi (400/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.kentoncounty.org

Kenton County is a county located in the northern part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 169,064,^[1] making it the third most populous county in Kentucky (behind Jefferson County and Fayette County). Its county seats are Covington and Independence.^[2] It was, until November 24, 2010, the only county in Kentucky to have two legally recognized county seats. The county was formed in 1840 and is named for Simon Kenton, a frontiersman notable in the early history of the state.

Kenton County, with Boone and Campbell Counties, is part of the Northern Kentucky metro area, and is included in the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.