sentences:  The county commissioners met near the center of the county on May 1, 1831 to identify a county seat, which by law had to be within of the county's center; the city of Lebanon was selected to serve this purpose, replacing Jamestown (Founded 1830) which had served as interim county seat.According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of , of which (or 99.92%) is land and (or 0.08%) is water.Public schools in Boone County are administered by the Lebanon Community School Corporation, the Western Boone County Community School District and Zionsville Community Schools.