Boonville

History

Boonville was founded in 1818 and named for Jesse Boon, father of Ratliff Boon. A post office has been in operation at Boonville since 1820. Boonville was incorporated in 1858 as a town and once again in 1906 as a city. President Abraham Lincoln studied law in Boonville. When Abraham Lincoln and his family moved from Kentucky to present-day Spencer County in 1816, their homestead was then considered to be within Boonville's Warrick County boundaries. The future president frequently walked to Boonville to borrow books and watch local attorney John Brackenridge argue cases, thus earning Boonville the distinction of being "where Lincoln learned the law."

Geography

Boonville is located at (38.046231, -87.272544). According to the 2010 census, Boonville has a total area of , of which (or 99.57%) is land and (or 0.43%) is water. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Boonville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Castle High School
  High · Newburgh · 1,961 students · 18.9:1 ratio
• John H Castle Elementary School
  Elementary · Newburgh · 998 students · 20.8:1 ratio
• Boonville High School
  High · Boonville · 881 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• Castle North Middle School
  Middle · Newburgh · 770 students · 19.3:1 ratio
• Castle South Middle School
  Middle · Newburgh · 712 students · 18.3:1 ratio
• Boonville Middle School
  Middle · Boonville · 700 students · 16.3:1 ratio
• Sharon Elementary School
  Elementary · Newburgh · 686 students · 17.6:1 ratio
• Newburgh Elementary School
  Elementary · Newburgh · 629 students · 21:1 ratio