Kenton County, Kentucky

Kenton County is a located in the. It was formed in 1840. In 2000, the population was 151,464. It is the third most populous in Kentucky behind  and. Its s are and. The county is named for.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 426 (164 ). Of this, 420 km² (162 sq mi) is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (1.47%) is water. The county is located in the Outer Bluegrass area of the of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 455 to 960 ft above sea level

Adjacent counties

 * (north, across the )
 * (east, across the )
 * (southeast)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 151,464 people, 59,444 households, and 39,470 families living in the county. The was 361/km² (935/sq mi). There were 63,571 housing units at an average density of 152/km² (392/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.99%, 3.84% or , 0.15% , 0.59% , 0.03% , 0.41% from , and 1.00% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 59,444 households out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.10% were living together, 12.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.60% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 31.90% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,906, and the median income for a family was $52,953. Males had a median income of $37,845 versus $27,253 for females. The for the county was $22,085. About 7.10% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the, including 12.00% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

Public Education
The public education is Kenton County is extensive. With several school district supplying education to those in all parts of Kenton County including the extremely southern rural areas and the highly urbanized north. The school districts in the county include:
 * Covington Independent Public Schools
 * Beechwood Independent Schools (serves Fort Mitchell)
 * Ludlow Indenpendent Schools
 * Erlanger-Elsmere Schools
 * Erlanger-Elsmere Schools

Catholic Education
The Catholic education is just as extensive with Catholic education being run through the and their Department of Catholic Schools. The Diocese runs 17 schools in Kenton County.

Higher Education
is the only university wholly in the county itself. has a campus located at 1401. 's main campus is not far from Kenton County only about 4 miles from the. The also operates the  which has two campuses in Kenton County. One is located adjacent to NKU's Covington Campus and the other is located in at 790 Thomas More Parkway.

Libraries
Kenton County is served by a county library with branches in Covington, Erlanger, and Independence. The Erlanger branch is one of the busiest libraries in the state of Kentucky. Visalia and Latonia Lakes have been dissolved as cities within Kenton County