Editing Boone County, Indiana

{{short description|County in Indiana, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county         = Boone County
 | state               = Indiana
 | seal                 = 
 | founded              = April 1, 1830 (created)<br/>1831 (organized)
 | seat wl              = Lebanon
 | largest city wl      = Zionsville
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 423.25
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 422.91
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 0.34
 | area percentage      = 0.08%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 70812
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 78773 {{gain}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | web                  = boonecounty.in.gov/
 | ex image             = Boone County Indiana Courthouse.jpg
 | ex image cap         = [[Boone County Courthouse (Indiana)|Boone County Courthouse]] in Lebanon
 | district             = 4th
 | district2            = 5th
 | footnotes            = Indiana county number 6
 | named for            = [[Daniel Boone]] |logo size=140px|logo=BooneCountyINlogo.png}}

'''Boone County''' is a [[county (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]]. As of 2020, the population was 70,812.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Boone_County,_Indiana?g=050XX00US18011|title=Boone County, Indiana|access-date=May 29, 2023|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Lebanon, Indiana|Lebanon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref>

==History==
In 1787, the fledgling United States defined the [[Northwest Territory]], which included the area of present-day Indiana. In 1800, Congress separated [[Ohio]] from the Northwest Territory, designating the rest of the land as the [[Indiana Territory]].<ref name=GAC/> President [[Thomas Jefferson]] chose [[William Henry Harrison]] as the territory's first governor, and [[Vincennes, Indiana|Vincennes]] was established as the territorial capital.<ref>{{cite book|title=Indiana|author=Brill, Marlene Targ|year=2005|publisher=[[Marshall Cavendish]]|page=35|isbn=978-0-7614-2020-0}}</ref> After the [[Michigan Territory]] was separated and the [[Illinois Territory]] was formed, Indiana was reduced to its current size and geography.<ref name=GAC>{{cite web|title=Government at Crossroads: An Indiana chronology|website=[[The Herald Bulletin]]|date=January 5, 2008|url=http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/local_news/government-at-crossroads-an-indiana-chronology/article_3a07aa44-1cd4-5028-82e7-96b907121b31.html?mode=jqm|access-date=July 22, 2009}}</ref> By December 1816 the Indiana Territory was admitted to the Union as a state.

Starting in 1794, Native American titles to Indiana lands were extinguished by usurpation, purchase, or war and treaty. The United States acquired land from the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] in the [[Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)|1809 treaty of Fort Wayne]], and by the [[Treaty of St. Mary's (1818)|treaty of St. Mary's in 1818]] considerably more territory became property of the government. This included the future Boone County, designating areas covered by the Delaware New Purchase.

Boone County was created by the state legislature on April 1, 1830, with [[Jamestown, Indiana|Jamestown]] (which had been first settled that year) named as the initial county seat. The county was named for frontiersman [[Daniel Boone]].<ref>Harden and Spahr 1887, p. 10.</ref> The interim county commissioners met on May 1 of the following year to identify a permanent seat of government, which by law had to be within {{convert|2|mi|km}} of the county's center; the [future] city of [[Lebanon, Indiana|Lebanon]] was selected to serve this purpose.<ref>Harden and Spahr 1887, p. 37.</ref>

==Geography==
Boone County lies near the center of the state. It is {{convert|24|mi|km}} from east to west and {{convert|17.5|mi|km}} from north to south. It contains about 418.5 square miles (108,500 hectares), two-thirds of which is in cultivation. Its central position, excellent soil, and available water power have been in its favor.<ref>[https://indianagenealogy.org/boone/boone-county-indiana-genealogy-and-history.htm ''Boone County Genealogy and History'' (Indiana Genealogy.org, accessed 1 November 2020)]</ref> The highest point of the county ({{convert|984|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} ASL) is a small hill {{convert|2|mi|km|disp=x|/|spell=in}} northeast of [[Lebanon, Indiana|Lebanon]].<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22951 ''High Point of Boone County, Indiana'' (PeakBagger.com, accessed 1 November 2020)]</ref>
The upper part of the county is drained by Sugar Creek, flowing westward into [[Montgomery County, Indiana|Montgomery County]]; the southwest part of the county is drained by Big Raccoon Creek, also flowing west-southwestward into Montgomery. The southeast part of the county is drained by Eagle Creek and its tributaries, flowing southward into [[Marion County, Indiana|Marion County]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Boone+County,+IN/@39.9846927,-86.2827894,3466m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8813617109cc89df:0x9c0c25a60792e04e!8m2!3d40.0106163!4d-86.4996546 ''Boone County IN'' (Google Maps, accessed 1 November 2020)]</ref>

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of {{convert|423.25|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|422.91|sqmi}} (or 99.92%) is land and {{convert|0.34|sqmi}} (or 0.08%) is water.<ref name=DC/>

===Adjacent counties===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* [[Clinton County, Indiana|Clinton County]] − north
* [[Hamilton County, Indiana|Hamilton County]] − east
* [[Marion County, Indiana|Marion County]] − southeast
* [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks County]] − south
* [[Montgomery County, Indiana|Montgomery County]] − west<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boonecounty.in.gov/County-Information/History|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324233043/http://boonecounty.in.gov/County-Information/History|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 24, 2018|title=History of Boone County|publisher=Boone County|access-date=March 24, 2018}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

===Cities===
* [[Lebanon, Indiana|Lebanon]] - county seat

===Towns===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* [[Advance, Indiana|Advance]]
* [[Jamestown, Indiana|Jamestown]]
* [[Thorntown, Indiana|Thorntown]]
* [[Ulen, Indiana|Ulen]]
* [[Whitestown, Indiana|Whitestown]]
* [[Zionsville, Indiana|Zionsville]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* [[Big Springs, Indiana|Big Springs]]
* Brendan Wood
* [[Dover, Boone County, Indiana|Dover]]
* [[Eagle Village, Indiana|Eagle Village]]
* Eaglewood Estates<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Eaglewood+Estates,+IN+46077/@39.9514288,-86.3218048,3468m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x881354e217f4c03f:0x678928e4daafceb3!2sRussell+Lake!3b1!8m2!3d39.9484499!4d-86.2978926!3m4!1s0x881354edce416f3b:0x4377d89a4f63e775!8m2!3d39.9514312!4d-86.3130516 ''Eaglewood Estates IN'' (Google Maps, accessed 1 November 2020)]</ref>
* [[Elizaville, Indiana|Elizaville]]
* [[Fayette, Indiana|Fayette]]
* [[Fox Hollow, Indiana|Fox Hollow]]
* [[Gadsden, Indiana|Gadsden]]
* Hazel College<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hazel+College,+Center+Township,+IN+46052/@40.0477422,-86.5144645,5824m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x88134925fb6fb969:0x3af4916e931d8ffa!8m2!3d40.0464305!4d-86.51028 ''Hazel College/Center Township IN'' (Google Maps, accessed 1 November 2020)]</ref>
* [[Hazelrigg, Indiana|Hazelrigg]]
* [[Max, Indiana|Max]]
* [[Mechanicsburg, Boone County, Indiana|Mechanicsburg]]
* [[Milledgeville, Indiana|Milledgeville]]
* [[New Brunswick, Indiana|New Brunswick]]
* [[Northfield, Indiana|Northfield]]
* Northfield Village<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Northfield+Village,+Lebanon,+IN+46052/@40.0617068,-86.4865339,3462m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88134f178e682e75:0x7eb4841bc58e99fd!8m2!3d40.0617076!4d-86.4777791 ''Northfield Village/Lebanon IN'' (Google Maps, accessed 1 November 2020)]</ref>
* [[Pike, Indiana|Pike]]
* [[Rosston, Indiana|Rosston]]
* [[Royalton, Indiana|Royalton]]
* Russell Lake<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Russell+Lake/@39.9488526,-86.2985245,867m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x881354e217f4c03f:0x678928e4daafceb3!8m2!3d39.9484499!4d-86.2978926 ''Russell Lake'' (Google Maps, accessed 1 November 2020)]</ref>
* [[Shannondale, Indiana|Shannondale]] (partial)
* [[Stringtown, Boone County, Indiana|Stringtown]]
* [[Terhune, Indiana|Terhune]]
* The Woodlands
* [[Ward, Indiana|Ward]]
* [[Waugh, Indiana|Waugh]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{|
|----- valign="top"
|
* [[Center Township, Boone County, Indiana|Center]]
* [[Clinton Township, Boone County, Indiana|Clinton]]
* [[Eagle Township, Boone County, Indiana|Eagle]]
* [[Harrison Township, Boone County, Indiana|Harrison]]
|
* [[Jackson Township, Boone County, Indiana|Jackson]]
* [[Jefferson Township, Boone County, Indiana|Jefferson]]
* [[Marion Township, Boone County, Indiana|Marion]]
* [[Perry Township, Boone County, Indiana|Perry]]
|
* [[Sugar Creek Township, Boone County, Indiana|Sugar Creek]]
* [[Union Township, Boone County, Indiana|Union]]
* [[Washington Township, Boone County, Indiana|Washington]]
* [[Worth Township, Boone County, Indiana|Worth]]
|}

===Transit===
* [[Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority]]

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-65.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 65]]
* [[Image:I-74.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 74]]
* [[Image:I-465.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 465]]
* [[Image:I-865.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 865]]
* [[Image:US 52.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 52]]
* [[Image:US 136.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 136]]
* [[Image:US 421.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 421]]
* [[Image:indiana 32.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 32]]
* [[Image:indiana 38.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 38]]
* [[Image:indiana 39.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 39]]
* [[Image:indiana 47.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 47]]
* [[Image:indiana 75.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 75]]
* [[Image:indiana 234.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 234]]
* [[Image:indiana 267.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 267]]
{{div col end}}

===Airport===
* KTYQ - [[Indianapolis Executive Airport]]

===Railroads===
* [[CSX Transportation]]

==Education==
Public schools in Boone County are administered by the [[Lebanon Community School Corporation]], [[Western Boone County Community School District]], [[Zionsville Community Schools]], and Sheridan Community Schools.

==Climate and weather==
{{climate chart
|[[Lebanon, Indiana]]
|18|34|2.44
|22|41|2.35
|31|52|3.40
|40|65|3.82
|50|75|4.47
|60|84|4.15
|63|86|4.54
|61|85|3.55
|53|79|3.01
|43|67|2.88
|34|52|3.70
|23|39|3.06
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name=WX>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIN0357|title=Monthly Averages for Lebanon, Indiana|access-date=January 27, 2011|publisher=The Weather Channel}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in Lebanon have ranged from a low of {{convert|18|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|86|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-27|°F}} was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of {{convert|112|°F}} was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|2.35|in}} in February to {{convert|4.54|in}} in July.<ref name=WX/>

==Government==
{{see also|Government of Indiana}}
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Indiana]], and by the [[Indiana Code]].

'''County Council:''' The legislative branch of the county's government; controls and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected to four-year terms from county districts. They set salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.<ref name=inc3623>{{cite web|author=Indiana Code|author-link=Indiana Code|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html|title=Title 36, Article 2, Section 3|access-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=IN.gov}}</ref><ref name=inc2102>{{cite web|author=Indiana Code|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf|format=PDF|title=Title 2, Article 10, Section 2|access-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=IN.gov}}</ref>

'''Board of Commissioners:''' The executive body of the county; commissioners are elected county-wide to staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners execute acts legislated by the council, collect revenue, and manage the county government.<ref name=inc3623/><ref name=inc2102/>

'''Court:''' The county maintains a [[small claims court]] that handles civil cases. The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge is assisted by a constable who is also elected to a four-year term. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level [[circuit court]].<ref name=inc2102/>

'''County Officials:''' The county has other elected offices, including [[sheriff]], [[coroner]], [[auditor]], [[treasurer]], [[recorder of deeds|recorder]], [[surveying|surveyor]], and circuit [[court clerk]]. They are elected to four-year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare a [[political party|party]] affiliation and to be residents of the county.<ref name=inc2102/>

Boone County is part of [[Indiana's 4th congressional district|Indiana's 4th]] and [[Indiana's 5th congressional district|5th congressional districts]], [[Indiana Senate]] districts 21 and 23,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3006.htm|title=Indiana Senate Districts|publisher=State of Indiana|access-date=November 1, 2020}}</ref> and [[Indiana House of Representatives]] districts 28, 38 and 87.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3005.htm|title=Indiana House Districts|publisher=State of Indiana|access-date=January 23, 2011}}</ref>

===Politics===
Prior to 1940, Boone County was a Democratic-leaning swing county in presidential elections, backing the national winner in every election from 1912 to 1936. From 1940 on, it has become a Republican stronghold. In [[2024 United States presidential election in Indiana|2024]], [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Kamala Harris]] became the first Democratic presidential candidate since [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] to win a share of over forty percent of the vote.

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{{PresRow|2016|Republican|19,654|10,181|2,702|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|18,808|8,328|646|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|16,622|9,752|318|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|17,055|5,636|207|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|13,161|4,763|472|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|11,338|4,625|1,633|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|9,485|3,982|3,891|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|11,608|4,168|30|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|11,790|3,982|78|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|10,484|4,535|840|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|9,214|5,686|86|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|9,874|3,235|38|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|7,905|4,118|1,384|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|7,419|6,716|46|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|8,979|5,377|60|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|8,573|5,318|35|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|8,619|4,986|68|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|6,450|5,037|99|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|6,823|5,292|70|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|7,066|6,152|49|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|5,739|6,775|79|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|5,309|6,900|231|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|6,556|4,500|91|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|6,256|5,466|178|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|6,650|6,178|230|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|3,333|3,513|250|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,181|3,280|2,269|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|3,471|3,525|202|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,633|3,263|341|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|3,360|3,718|154|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|3,449|3,800|54|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|3,136|3,104|458|Indiana}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Republican|3,441|3,324|264|Indiana}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 621
|1840= 8121
|1850= 11631
|1860= 16753
|1870= 22593
|1880= 25922
|1890= 26572
|1900= 26321
|1910= 24673
|1920= 23575
|1930= 22290
|1940= 22081
|1950= 23993
|1960= 27543
|1970= 30870
|1980= 36446
|1990= 38147
|2000= 46107
|2010= 56640
|2020= 70812
|estyear=2024
|estimate=78773
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br/>1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br/>1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=QF>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18011.html|title=Boone County QuickFacts|access-date=September 17, 2011|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607152746/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18011.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 56,640 people, 21,149 households, and 15,509 families in the county.<ref name=DP>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18011|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213022857/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18011|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|133.9|PD/sqmi}}. There were 22,754 housing units at an average density of {{convert|53.8|/sqmi}}.<ref name=DC>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18011|access-date=July 10, 2015|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212203415/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18011|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 95.3% white, 1.7% Asian, 0.9% black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.2% of the population.<ref name=DP/> In terms of ancestry, 28.9% were [[Germans|German]], 19.3% were [[English people|English]], 14.1% were [[Irish people|Irish]], and 9.0% were [[Americans|American]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7c0500000US18011|title=Selected Social Characteristics in the US – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214002818/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7C0500000US18011|archive-date=February 14, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 21,149 households, 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.7% were non-families, and 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.12. The median age was 38.6 years.<ref name=DP/>

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $81,401. Males had a median income of $57,251 versus $41,309 for females. The per capita income for the county was $38,696. About 6.1% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7c0500000US18011|title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214002435/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7C0500000US18011|archive-date=February 14, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 70,812 people.<ref name="2020 US Boone Census">{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boone County, Indiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Boone%20County,%20Indiana&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Boone County Racial Composition<ref name="2020 US Boone Census" />
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|61,135
|86.3%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,426
|2%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|128
|0.2%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|2,389
|3.37%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|19
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|2,940
|4.15%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|2,775
|4%
|}

==See also==
* [[List of public art in Boone County, Indiana]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Boone County, Indiana]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

===Bibliography===
* {{cite book|title=Early Life and Times in Boone County, Indiana|publisher=Carlon and Hollenbeck|location=Indianapolis|year=1887|first1=Samuel|last1=Harden|first2=John|last2=Spahr|url=https://archive.org/stream/earlylifetimesin00hard#page/n9/mode/2up|access-date=May 31, 2011}}
* {{cite book|title=History of Boone County, Indiana|publisher=A. W. Bowen and Co.|location=Indianapolis|first=Crist|last=Leander Mead|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofbooneco01cris#page/n5/mode/2up|access-date=May 31, 2011}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.bccn.boone.in.us/ Boone County Community Network]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030802041701/http://www.bccn.boone.in.us/lcsc/index.html Lebanon Community School Corporation]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061007101154/http://www.bccn.boone.in.us/wbsc/index.html Western Boone County Community School Dist]
* [http://www.zcs.k12.in.us/ Zionsville Community Schools]
* [http://www.boonecounty.in.gov/ Boone County Government]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Boone County, Indiana
|North     = [[Clinton County, Indiana|Clinton County]]
|East      = [[Hamilton County, Indiana|Hamilton County]]
|Southeast = [[Marion County, Indiana|Marion County]]
|South     = [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks County]]
|West      = [[Montgomery County, Indiana|Montgomery County]]
}}

{{Boone County, Indiana}}
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{{Indiana}}

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