Boone County (Indiana)
Description
Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 56,640. The county seat is Lebanon. Indiana's center of population is located in eastern Boone County, just northwest of the town of Sheridan in neighboring Hamilton County.HistoryBoone County was formed April 1, 1830, and named for frontiersman Daniel Boone. The county commissioners met near the center of the county on May 1, 1831 to identify a county seat, which by law had to be within 2mi of the county's center; the city of Lebanon was selected to serve this purpose, replacing Jamestown (Founded 1830) which had served as interim county seat.GeographyAccording to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of, of which is land and is water.Adjacent countiesClinton County (north)Hamilton County (east)Marion County (southeast)Hendricks County (south)Montgomery County (west)Cities and townsUnincorporated townsExtinct townsRatsburgWard
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