Campbell County, Kentucky
| Campbell County, Kentucky | |
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The Campbell County Courthouse in Newport
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 Location in the U.S. state of Kentucky |
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 Kentucky's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | December 17, 1794 |
| Named for | John Campbell |
| Seat | Alexandria and Newport |
| Largest city | Fort Thomas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 159 sq mi (412 km2) |
| • Land | 151 sq mi (391 km2) |
| • Water | 8.1 sq mi (21 km2), 5.1% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2013) | 91,833 |
| • Density | 597/sq mi (231/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Campbell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 90,336. Its county seats are Alexandria and Newport. The county was formed on December 17, 1794, from sections of Scott, Harrison, and Mason Counties and was named for Colonel John Campbell (1735–1799), a Revolutionary War soldier and Kentucky legislator.
Campbell County is part of the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Campbell County was founded December 17, 1794, two years after the creation of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, becoming the state's 19th county. Campbell County was carved out of Scott, Harrison and Mason counties. The original county included all of present Boone, Kenton, Pendleton, and most of Bracken and Grant counties. Campbell County is named in honor of John Campbell, an Irish immigrant who was a soldier, explorer, statesman and one of the drafters of the Kentucky Constitution.
The first courthouse, built of logs, was replaced in 1815 by a brick structure. The present courthouse dates from 1884.
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