Francisville, Kentucky | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
Location within Boone County and the state of Kentucky |
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Coordinates: 39°06′18″N 84°43′28″W / 39.10500°N 84.72444°WCoordinates: 39°06′18″N 84°43′28″W / 39.10500°N 84.72444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Boone |
Area | |
• Total | 8.482 sq mi (21.97 km2) |
• Land | 8.482 sq mi (21.97 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 814 ft (248 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 7,944 |
• Density | 936.6/sq mi (361.6/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code(s) | 859 |
GNIS feature ID | 508033 |
Francisville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 7,944 as of the 2010 census. Francisville shares a ZIP code with the neighboring CDP of Hebron. It is the northernmost community in Boone County.
Francisville is located in northern Boone County, on the southwestern side of the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area. Interstate 275, the beltway around Cincinnati, forms the southern edge of the CDP, with the community of Hebron to the south of I-275. Francisville extends to the north as far as Kentucky Route 8 (River Road) in the Ohio River valley. Kentucky Route 237 (North Bend Road) is the main road through Francisville, extending from KY 8 south to I-275 and beyond into Hebron and Burlington. The entrance to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is located 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Francisville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Francisville has an area of 8.5 square miles (22.0 km2), all of it land.
Francisville and Hebron have been experiencing aggressive residential, commercial and business growth. In Francisville the growth is focused along Kentucky Route 237 throughout the southern and central parts of the CDP. The Francisville area is sometimes referred to as the North Bend for its location in the bend of the Ohio River that forms the northernmost geographic area in the state of Kentucky.