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Independence

Independence is a home rule-class city in , United States. It is one of its county's two seats of government. The population was 28,676 at the time of the 2020 census.
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  • Type: Town with 24,800 residents
  • Description: city in Kentucky, United States
  • Also known as: “Independence, Kentucky” and “Independence, KY”
  • Postal code: 41051

Places of Interest

Highlights include Simon Kenton High School.

School
is a high school located at 11132 Madison Pike in Independence, Kentucky. The school's mascot is the Pioneers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nicholson and Latonia Lakes.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Kenton County, , , located directly south of Independence. is situated 2½ miles south of Independence.

Village
is a former city in , , United States. The population was 325 at the 2000 census. The city voted to be dissolved in the general elections on November 7, 2006, although the results were contested due to alleged voting irregularities. is situated 3 miles northeast of Independence.

Village
is a home rule-class city in , , in the United States. The population was 922 at the 2020 census. is situated 4½ miles east of Independence.

Independence

Latitude
38.94312° or 38° 56′ 35″ north
Longitude
-84.54411° or 84° 32′ 39″ west
Population
24,800
Elevation
899 feet (274 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US INP
Open location code
86CQWFV4+69
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154109152
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4295776
Wiki­data ID
Q1985848
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Independence” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إندبندنس (كنتاكي)”
  • Arabic: “إندبندنس”
  • Basque: “Independence”
  • Catalan: “Independence”
  • Cebuano: “Independence”
  • Chechen: “Индепенденс”
  • Chinese: “Independence”
  • Chinese: “独立城”
  • Czech: “Independence”
  • Danish: “Independence”
  • Dutch: “Independence”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اندبندنس”
  • Finnish: “Independence”
  • French: “Independence”
  • German: “Independence”
  • Gilaki: “ایندیپندنس”
  • Haitian: “Independence, Kentucky”
  • Haitian: “Independence”
  • Hungarian: “Independence”
  • Ido: “Independence, Kentucky”
  • Ido: “Independence”
  • Irish: “Independence”
  • Italian: “Independence”
  • Japanese: “インディペンデンス”
  • Kazakh: “Индепенденсе”
  • Kirghiz: “Индепенденсе”
  • Ladin: “Independence”
  • Malagasy: “Independence, Kentucky”
  • Malagasy: “Independence”
  • Mazanderani: “ایندیپندنس”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Independence”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Independence”
  • Norwegian: “Independence”
  • Persian: “ایندیپندنس، کنتاکی”
  • Persian: “ایندیپندنس”
  • Polish: “Independence”
  • Portuguese: “Independence”
  • Russian: “Индепенденс”
  • Serbian: “Индепенденс”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Independence, Kentucky”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Independence”
  • Slovak: “Independence”
  • Slovenian: “Independence”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ایندیپندنس، کنتاکی”
  • Spanish: “Independence (Kentucky)”
  • Spanish: “Independence”
  • Swedish: “Independence, Kentucky”
  • Swedish: “Independence”
  • Tatar: “Индепенденс (Кентукки)”
  • Tatar: “Индепенденс”
  • Turkish: “Independence, Kentucky”
  • Turkish: “Independence”
  • Ukrainian: “Індепенденс”
  • Urdu: “انڈیپینڈینس، کینٹکی”
  • Urdu: “انڈیپینڈینس”
  • Uzbek: “Independence”
  • Volapük: “Independence”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Independence, Kentucky”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Independence”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kenton County Courthouse and The Dance Center.

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