Editing Crestwood, Kentucky

{{Short description|City in the United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Crestwood, Kentucky
| settlement_type    = [[list of Kentucky cities|City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Image:Crestwood Pewee Valley.JPG
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = [[Interstate 71]] exit sign for Crestwood and [[Pewee Valley, Kentucky|Pewee Valley]] in [[Kentucky]].
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = File:Oldham County Kentucky Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Crestwood Highlighted 2118496.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Crestwood in Oldham County, Kentucky.
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Kentucky]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Kentucky|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Oldham County, Kentucky|Oldham]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Jim Kramer
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Founded as Beard's Station
| established_date   = 1857
| established_title1  = Renamed to Crestwood
| established_date1   = 1909
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_21.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 18, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 4.07
| area_land_sq_mi    = 4.05
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.03

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 6183
| population_density_sq_mi = 1527.80

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 719
| coordinates        = {{coord|38|19|51|N|85|28|31|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 40014
| area_code          = [[Area code 502|502]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 21-18496
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2404155<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404155}}</ref>
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| population_est     = 6350
| area_total_km2     = 10.55
| area_land_km2      = 10.48
| area_water_km2     = 0.07
| population_density_km2 = 589.87
| name               = 
}}
'''Crestwood''' is a [[list of Kentucky cities|home rule-class city]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klc.org/UserFiles/files/ClassificationReformFACT(3).pdf |title=Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform |publisher=Kentucky League of Cities |accessdate=December 30, 2014}}</ref> in [[Oldham County, Kentucky|Oldham County]], [[Kentucky]], United States just outside Louisville's Northeast End. The population was 6,183 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. [[CNN]] listed it as the 52nd best place to live in America in 2005.<ref>[https://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2005/snapshots/38938.html money.cnn.com 2005]</ref>

The area was first settled in the early 19th century, and the town was established as '''Beard's Station''' in 1857. In 1909, the town was renamed to Crestwood.<ref>{{cite book |editor-first=John E. |editor-last=Kleber |year=2001 |title=The Encyclopedia of Louisville |chapter=Crestwood |page=232 |publisher=[[University Press of Kentucky]] |location=[[Lexington, Kentucky]] |isbn=0-8131-2100-0 |oclc=247857447 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pXbYITw4ZesC}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left| 1980 = 531
| 1990 = 1435
| 2000 = 1999
| 2010 = 4531
| 2020 = 6183
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 6350
| estref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,999 people, 811 households, and 548 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|554.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 860 housing units at an average density of {{convert|238.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.60% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.00% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.15% of the population.

There were 811 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,619, and the median income for a family was $55,000. Males had a median income of $37,250 versus $23,984 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,569. About 6.6% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Crestwood has a [[public library|lending library]], South Oldham Library,<ref>{{Cite web|title=South Oldham Branch|url=https://www.oldhampl.org/About-Us/Libraries/South-Oldham-Branch|access-date=2021-03-24|website=www.oldhampl.org|language=en}}</ref> a branch of the Oldham County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111202017/https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 January 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | accessdate=7 June 2019}}</ref>

Crestwood has eleven public schools.

* Camden Station Elementary<ref name=":0" />
* Crestwood Elementary<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Home - Oldham County Schools|url=https://www.oldham.kyschools.us/|access-date=2021-03-24|website=www.oldham.kyschools.us}}</ref>
* Goshen Elementary <ref name=":0" />
* Centerfield Elementary<ref name=":0" />
* Locust Grove Elementary<ref name=":0" />
* Kenwood Station Elementary<ref name=":0" />
* South Oldham Middle School<ref name=":0" />
* [[South Oldham High School]]<ref name=":0" />
* East Oldham Middle School<ref name=":0" />
* [[Oldham County High School]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[North Oldham High School]]<ref name=":0" />

== Parks ==
Crestwood has two parks as of March 2021, including The Maples Park<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Maples Park in Crestwood officially opens {{!}} OldhamEra.com|url=https://www.oldhamera.com/content/maples-park-crestwood-officially-opens|access-date=2021-03-24|website=www.oldhamera.com|archive-date=May 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507231220/http://www.oldhamera.com/content/maples-park-crestwood-officially-opens|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Peggy Baker Park.

==Notable residents==
*[[Mary Spencer Nay]], painter and printmaker, born in Crestwood<ref name="HellerHeller2013">{{cite book|author1=Jules Heller|author2=Nancy G. Heller|title=North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AYxmAgAAQBAJ&pg=PR11|date=19 December 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-63882-5}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://archive.today/20130119184313/http://orig.courier-journal.com/reweb/community/placetime/oldham-crestwood.html "Crestwood: Rails Put Farming Community on the Track to Commercial and Residential Development"] — Article by Kim Chappell of ''[[The Courier-Journal]]''
*https://crestwoodky.gov/ — Crestwood Community Website [In development as of March 2021]
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