Page "Kenton County, Kentucky" Paragraph 1

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of, of which ( or 98. 53 %) is land and ( or 1. 47 %) is water.

The county is located at the confluence of the Licking River and Ohio River, in the Outer Bluegrass area of the Bluegrass region of the state.

The elevation in the county ranges from to above sea level.