| Official Name: | Edgewood, 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: | John Link[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.10 |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.04 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.06 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.29 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.26 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 8435 |
| Population Density Km2: | 764.15 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1979.12 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 833 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 41017–41018 |
| Area Code: | 859 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 21-23932 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2403542 |
| Website: | https://edgewoodky.gov/ |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Est: | 8398 |
Edgewood is a home rule–class city[4] in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,435 at the 2020 census. It was named for an early homestead in Walker Estates.[5]
Edgewood was incorporated by act of the state assembly on November 15, 1948. Part of what was early Edgewood was called South Ft Mitchell. In 1968, two nearby cities merged Summit Hills Heights (inc. 1962) and St. Pius Heights (inc. 1965).[6] The new city government began operation on January 1, 1969.[5]
Edgewood is located in north-central Kenton County and is bordered to the north by Crestview Hills, to the northeast by Fort Wright, to the east by Covington, and to the south and west by Erlanger. The Dixie Highway (here bearing U.S. Routes 25, 42, and 127) runs through the northwestern end of the city, leading northeast 6miles to the center of Covington and southwest 3miles to Florence. Interstate 275, the beltway around Cincinnati, passes just north of the Edgewood city limits, with access from Exit 83 (the Dixie Highway).
According to the United States Census Bureau, Edgewood has a total area of 11km2, of which 0.07sqkm, or 0.65%, are water.[7]
As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 9,400 people, 3,099 households, and 2,693 families residing in the city. The population density was 2250.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 3,149 housing units at an average density of 754sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city is 97.74% White, 1.23% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,099 households, out of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.4% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.1% were non-families. Of all households, 11.1% were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.29.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $76,218, and the median income for a family was $80,578. Males had a median income of $52,739 versus $34,327 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,962. About 0.7% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.
Most of Edgewood is in the Kenton County School District. Portions of Edgewood are in Erlanger-Elsmere Schools.[11] The latter portion is zoned to Lloyd Memorial High School, the only comprehensive high school in Erlanger-Elsmere ISD.