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Boone is a city in Des Moines Township, and county seat of Boone County, Iowa, United States. It is the principal city of the Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Boone County Micropolitan Statistical Area . This micropolitan statistical area, along with the Ames,
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See moreCoal mining played an important part in the early history of the Boone area. Local blacksmiths were already mining coal from the banks of Honey Creek south of what became Boone in 1849.
Boone was...
See moreAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.02 square miles (23.36 km ), all land.
Ledges State Park is...
See moreBoone is located on U.S. Route 30. The original Lincoln Highway ran through the center of town, but a new four-lane highway was built in the late 1960s that bypassed the center of Boone to the south. There is also a network of paved country roads radiating
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See moreThe Boone Community School District operates local public schools.
The Sacred Heart parish operates a parochial school for kindergarten through 8th grade....
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At the 2010 census, there were 12,661 people, 5,380 households and 3,278 families living in the city. The population density was...
See more• Unemployment rate
2.8% (3.6% USA)
• Recent job growth
-0.48% (-0.12% USA)
• Future job growth
33.14% (31.25% USA)
• Sales...
See moreFestivals and events
Pufferbilly Days, an annual event celebrating Boone's railroad heritage, is held at the end of the...
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