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County: Boone

Center of Population of U.S. in 1880

Marker Number: 

1640

Location: 

Exit 184 off of I-75, then .2 mi. W. on KY 236

The exact center of the population of the United States in 1880 was located within a few hundred yards of this plaque. North latitude: 39o, 4', 8". West longitude: 84o, 39', 40". Population base in 1880 was 49,371,340.

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