๐บ๐ธ Florence is a home rule-class city in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. Florence is the second largest city located in Northern Kentucky, after Covington, and part of the Greater Cincinnati Metropolitan Area.
History The Florence area was originally known as Crossroads, because of the convergence of several roads from Burlington and Union at Ridge Road (now U.S. 25). By 1821, the area was known as Maddentown for Thomas Madden, a Covington attorney who owned a farm on the Burlington Pike. When Madden moved away, the area became known as Connersville in 1828 for Jacob Conner, a settler who assumed responsibility for the growing town. The town was finally renamed Florence because there was another Connersville in Harrison County. The name presumably is for Florence, Italy, but the specific etymology is unclear. It was incorporated on January 27, 1830, and grew quickly after the completion of the Covington-Lexington Turnpike in 1836.
Geography Florence is located in eastern Boone County. U.S. Routes 25, 42, and 127 pass through the centre of Florence, leading north-east in a concurrency 11 miles (18ย km) to downtown Cincinnati. Interstates 75 and 71 pass through the western part of Florence, with access from exits 178 through 182.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.3 square miles (26.8ย kmยฒ), of which 10.3 square miles (26.7ย kmยฒ) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1ย kmยฒ), or 0.43%, is water.
Landmarks Florence is well known in surrounding cities for a water tower visible from I-71/I-75 that reads "Florence Y'all". Built in 1974, the tower originally advertised the up-and-coming Florence Mall, as part of an agreement with the mall developers who donated the land for the tower. But because the mall was not built yet, the tower violated highway regulations, and the city was forced to change it within a short deadline. Rather than repaint the entire tower, they simply painted over the two vertical lines of the "M" to create a "Y". The intent was to change it back when the mall was built, but the local residents liked the tower's new proclamation, so the city decided to leave it as it was.
Sport The city is home to the Florence Y'alls independent minor league baseball team. The Y'alls have played at Thomas More Stadium in Florence since the venue's completion in 2004.
Education Florence is served by Boone County Schools. Gateway Community and Technical College has a campus located south of town.
Florence has a public library, a branch of the Boone County Public Library.
Economy Major employers in Florence include St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Boone County Schools, Robert Bosch, SWECO, Meritor, Eagle Manufacturing, Walmart, Costco Wholesale, and the City of Florence. Major employers in unincorporated areas with Florence addresses include Celanese, Citigroup, Crane Composites, DRS, Duro Bag Mfg, Givaudan, Kellogg's, Mubea, RR Donnelley, Schwan's, Staples, and Taylor & Francis. Companies based in Florence include Kona Ice.
Florence has a population of over 31,946 people. Florence also forms part of the Greater Cincinnati Metropolitan Area which has a population of over 2,114,580 people. Florence is situated 18 km south-west of Cincinnati.
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Locations Near: Florence -84.6309,39.0008
๐บ๐ธ Cincinnati -84.52,39.104 d: 14.9
๐บ๐ธ Covington -84.5,39.083 d: 14.6
๐บ๐ธ Newport -84.483,39.083 d: 15.7
๐บ๐ธ Fort Thomas -84.449,39.081 d: 18.1
๐บ๐ธ Lawrenceburg -84.85,39.083 d: 21
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๐บ๐ธ West Chester -84.365,39.353 d: 45.4
๐บ๐ธ Deerfield -84.283,39.3 d: 44.8
Antipodal to: Florence 95.369,-39.001
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๐ฆ๐บ Rockingham 115.717,-32.267 d: 18035.1
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