Hebron, Kentucky
census-designated place in Boone County, Kentucky
Hebron () is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. It is named after Hebron Lutheran Church.
As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 6,195. The wider Hebron area is home to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, which serves Cincinnati and the Tri-State (Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana) area.
Hebron is the site of several corporate centers of operation and distribution, including Amazon, Wayfair, and DHL.
History
Previously known as Briar Thicket and possibly Hecla, the community post office established in 1858 was named for the local Hebron Lutheran Church.
Geography
Hebron is located in northern Boone County, on the western edge of the Cincinnati–Covington suburbs. Interstate 275 forms the northern edge of the CDP, with the CDP of Francisville to the north. The center of Hebron is the area around the intersection of Kentucky Route 20 and Kentucky Route 237, located 3 miles (5 km) west of the entrance to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Downtown Cincinnati is 16 miles (26 km) to the east of Hebron by I-275 and I-75/71.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hebron has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.7 km2), of which 0.012 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.18%, is water.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Hebron, Kentucky” is census-designated place in Boone County, Kentucky. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Hebron, Kentucky and census-designated, not as a finished interpretation.
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The phrase “census-designated place in Boone County, Kentucky” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5695982. VIAF identifies the subject as 135698642. The Library of Congress control number is n90719927. Authority coordinates are 39.066, -84.701. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 1858.
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