Boone County, Iowa

Boone County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,306. Its county seat is Boone.Boone County comprises the Boone, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA Combined Statistical Area.HistoryBoone County was established January 13, 1846, from free land. It was named after Captain Nathan Boone, son of Daniel Boone, an American pioneer, who had formed the Wilderness Trail and founded the town Boonesborough, Kentucky.GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (0.4%) is water.Major highways20px U.S. Route 3020px U.S. Route 16920px Iowa Highway 1720px Iowa Highway 14420px Iowa Highway 210