Official Name: | Crescent Springs, Kentucky |
Settlement Type: | City |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kenton |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Mike Daugherty[1] |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.92 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.87 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.51 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.49 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 4319 |
Population Density Km2: | 1115.97 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 2890.90 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 804 |
Coordinates: | 39.0553°N -84.5789°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 41017 |
Area Code: | 859 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 21-18352 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2404151 |
Website: | crescent-springs.ky.us |
Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Est: | 4450 |
Crescent Springs is a home rule-class city[4] in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,319 at the 2020 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4sqmi, all land.
Originally a stop on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad, the name Crescent Springs could refer to either the shape of the tracks crossing through the community or to New Orleans's nickname "the Crescent City" after its shape beside the Mississippi River. (New Orleans was the southern terminus of the Cincinnati Southern, from which it was sometimes known as the "Queen and Crescent Railroad".[5])
In 1930, the International Labor Defense alleged that Crescent Springs was a sundown town where African Americans were not allowed to reside.[6]
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 3,931 people, 1,638 households, and 1,020 families residing in the city. The population density was 2741.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,760 housing units at an average density of 1227.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 95.80% White, 1.37% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.78% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.
There were 1,638 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,429, and the median income for a family was $50,573. Males had a median income of $42,500 versus $30,708 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,891. About 5.2% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.