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
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
• 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 in Kentucky. Its county seats are Covington and Independence.

Kenton County is included in the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Communities

Cities

• Bromley
• Covington (county seat)
• Crescent Springs
• Crestview Hills
• Edgewood
• Elsmere
• Erlanger
• Fairview
• Fort Mitchell
• Fort Wright
• Independence (county seat)
• Kenton Vale
• Lakeside Park
• Ludlow
• Park Hills
• Ryland Heights
• Taylor Mill
• Villa Hills
• Walton

Unincorporated communities

• Atwood
• Latonia
• Latonia Lakes
• Nicholson
• Visalia