Boone County, Missouri
Overview
Boone County is a county
centrally located in the U.S. state
of Missouri
. It is the eighth most populous county in Missouri. In 2010, the population was 162,642. Its county seat, Columbia
, is the fifth largest city in Missouri and the anchor city of the Columbia Metropolitan Area
.
Boone County was organized on November 16, 1820, from a portion of the territorial Howard County.
County (United States)
In the United States, a county is a geographic subdivision of a state , usually assigned some governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states; Louisiana is divided into parishes and Alaska into boroughs. Parishes and boroughs are called "county-equivalents" by the U.S...
centrally located in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. It is the eighth most populous county in Missouri. In 2010, the population was 162,642. Its county seat, Columbia
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
, is the fifth largest city in Missouri and the anchor city of the Columbia Metropolitan Area
Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Area
The Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties—Boone and Howard—in central Missouri, anchored by the city of Columbia...
.
Boone County was organized on November 16, 1820, from a portion of the territorial Howard County.
