Welcome to Florence ...

The city of Florence is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Florence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Florence has a population of 33,026 people<2> (see below for details).

Florence is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Florence lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Florence is within the boundaries of the (859) area code.

The ZIP codes for Florence: 41022, 41042<4>

Websites for Florence ...

Official Website: www.cityofflorenceky.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Florence had an population of 33,026 people. This is an increase of 10.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 40.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Florence had a population of 29,951 people (or 25.21% of the total population of Boone County). This makes Florence the county's most populous community.

The population of Florence represents 0.69% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 29,951 people, the population of Florence increased 27.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 23,551 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Florence.

Communities Also Named Florence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Florence: This one is located in Boone County and the other is located in McCracken County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 63 communities that are also named Florence - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota (3), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Florence.

Communities near Florence ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Florence.

• Cincinnati
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <5>
• Covington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
• Norwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
• Fort Thomas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
  • Fort Thomas is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <5>
• Newport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
• Harrison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
• Reading
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <5>
• Alexandria
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Madeira
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madeira have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madeira
  • Madeira is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madeira <5>
• North College Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North College Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North College Hill
  • North College Hill is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,246 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Florence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Florence.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Florence. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Florence.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Florence. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Florence.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florence ...

Looking for more information about Florence? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Florence, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Florence.

Adding Florence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Florence in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Florence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Florence post office opened in 1830.

We also found Florence in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Florence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Florence: www.cityofflorenceky.com/

The official website for Boone County: www.boonecountyky.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/