Editing Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
| settlement_type    = [[list of Kentucky cities|City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Chapel at Highland Cemetery, Kentucky 03.JPG
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Chapel at Highland Cemetery
| image_flag         = Flag of Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.png
| image_seal         = Seal of Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.png
<!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = File:Kenton County Kentucky Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Fort Mitchell Highlighted 2128558.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Fort Mitchell in Kenton County, Kentucky.
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| 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  = [[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Mayor-council government|Mayor-Council]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Jude Hehman
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = February 14, 1910

<!-- Area -->| 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_km2     = 8.07
| area_land_km2      = 8.02
| area_water_km2     = 0.05
| area_total_sq_mi   = 3.11
| area_land_sq_mi    = 3.10
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.02

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 8702
| population_density_km2 = 1084.71
| population_density_sq_mi = 2809.82

<!-- 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       = 830
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|02|45|N|84|33|22|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 41011, 41017
| area_code          = [[Area code 859|859]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 21-28558
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2403642<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2403642}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://fortmitchell.com/}}
| 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     = 8653
}}
'''Fort Mitchell''' 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 |access-date=December 30, 2014}}</ref> in [[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. The population was 8,702 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Cincinnati metropolitan area]].

==History==
Fort Mitchell was the site of one of seven [[American Civil War|Civil War]] fortifications built for the [[Defense of Cincinnati]]. The community was named for General [[Ormsby M. Mitchel]], a professor at Cincinnati College (now the [[University of Cincinnati]]) who designed the fortifications.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&q=cannon+ky&pg=PA106 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=1987 | access-date=2013-04-28 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=106| isbn=0813126312 }}</ref>

Fort Mitchell was chartered as a city in 1910. It annexed '''South Ft. Mitchell''' (inc.&thinsp;1927) in 1967 and '''Crescent Park''' in 1999.<ref>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Fort Mitchell, Kentucky". Accessed 25 July 2013.</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1910 = 80
| 1920 = 169
| 1930 = 359
| 1940 = 705
| 1950 = 372
| 1960 = 525
| 1970 = 6982
| 1980 = 7294
| 1990 = 7438
| 2000 = 8089
| 2010 = 8207
| 2020 = 8702
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 8653
| 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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2011-05-14 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 8,207 people, 3,530 households, and 2,033 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,581.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,744 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,195.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 96.87% White, 0.99% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population.

Of the 3,446 households 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families. 35.6% of households were one person and 11.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.05.

The age distribution was 23.9% under 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median household income was $46,335 and the median family income  was $63,910. Full-time male workers had a median income of $41,358 versus $29,873 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,229. As of the 2000 census, about 2.6% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 8,089 people, 3,530 households, and 2,033 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,581.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,744 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,195.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 96.87% White, 0.99% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

Of the 3,530 households 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families. 35.6% of households were one person and 11.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.05.

The age distribution was 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median household income was $46,335 and the median family income  was $63,910. Males had a median income of $41,358 versus $29,873 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,229. About 2.6% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Culture==
* The [[Vent Haven Museum]] in Fort Mitchell claims to be the world's only [[Ventriloquism]] museum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.venthavenmuseum.net/faq/faq1.html |title=Vent Haven Museum FAQ |publisher=Vent Haven Museum |year=2008 |access-date=2008-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511233159/http://www.venthavenmuseum.net/faq/faq1.html |archive-date=2008-05-11}} (webarchive)</ref>

==Education==
Almost all of Fort Mitchell is within the [[Beechwood Independent School District]], a public K-12 institution. A small portion to the southwest is in the [[Kenton County School District]].<ref name=Censusschoolmaps>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st21_ky/schooldistrict_maps/c21117_kenton/DC20SD_C21117.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kenton County, KY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2023-08-08}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st21_ky/schooldistrict_maps/c21117_kenton/DC20SD_C21117_SD2MS.txt District text list]</ref>

Blessed Sacrament is a Catholic K-8 institution.

Beechwood High School was ranked #333 on the U.S. News & World Report 2015 list of best high schools nationwide.

== Notable people ==
* [[A. M. Edwards]], lawyer and statesman who served as [[Secretary of Guam]] from 1960 to 1961 (buried in Fort Mitchell)
* [[Ryan Poston]], murder victim (born in Fort Mitchell)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.fortmitchell.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.nkyviews.com/kenton/kenton.htm Historical Texts and Images of Fort Mitchell, Kentucky]
* [http://www.cincinnatimemory.org/gsdl/collect/greaterc/archives/HASH0114/b046c56b.dir/kce000199photo.jpg Fort Mitchell], [[American Civil War]] fort

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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Kentucky in the American Civil War]]
[[Category:American Civil War forts|Mitchell]]
[[Category:1909 establishments in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1909]]
[[Category:Cities in Kenton County, Kentucky]]