Florence, Kentucky | |
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Florence Hotel | |
![]() Location of Florence in Boone County, Kentucky. | |
Coordinates: 38°59′29″N 84°38′46″W / 38.99139°N 84.64611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Boone |
Established | 1830 |
Incorporated | February 17, 1860 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council[1] |
• Mayor | Julie Metzger Aubuchon[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 10.73 sq mi (27.78 km2) |
• Land | 10.70 sq mi (27.72 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 31,946 |
• Estimate (2022)[5] | 32,618 |
• Density | 2,985.05/sq mi (1,152.58/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 41022, 41042 |
Area code | 859 |
FIPS code | 21-27982 |
GNIS feature ID | 2403620[4] |
Website | www |
Florence is a city in Boone County, Kentucky, United States,[6] part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. The population was 31,946 at the 2020 census,[7] making it the second-largest city in Northern Kentucky, the eighth-largest city in Kentucky and the state's largest that is not a county seat. Like all but the state's two largest cities, Florence is a home rule-class city under Kentucky state law.