Boone County is located in the central part of Missouri and is part of the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Columbia.

Boone County is governed by a three-member County Commission, which is elected in staggered four-year terms. The other elected officials are the County Clerk, Recorder of Deeds, Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff, and Collector of Revenue.

The county is served by the Boone County Public Library, which has branches in Columbia, Ashland, Centralia, and Sturgeon. The library is a member of the Daniel Boone Regional Library system.

The county is served by the Boone County Health Department, which provides public health services to the county.

The county is served by the Boone County Planning and Zoning Commission, which is responsible for land use planning and zoning in the county.

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