Kenton County is located in Northern Kentucky and is home to nearly 170,000 residents, making it the third most populous county in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Kenton County consists of nineteen cities and several areas of unincorporated county land. It is unique in that it has two county seats- one in the City of Covington and one in the City of Independence. Departments within Kenton County Fiscal Court include: Animal Services, Dispatch, Homeland Security Emergency Management, Human Resources, Technology Services, Business Services, Parks & Recreation, Police, Public Works and Treasury.