Elsmere, Kentucky
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Elsmere is a home rule-class city<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in Kenton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 9,159 at the 2020 census.
Geography
[edit]Elsmere is located in western Kenton County and is bordered to the north and east by Erlanger, to the south by Independence, and to the west by Florence in Boone County. The Dixie Highway (U.S. Routes 25, 42, and 127) forms the northern border of the city and leads northeast Template:Convert to Covington and southwest Template:Convert to the center of Florence.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Elsmere has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.73%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
History
[edit]The community was first settled in 1885 as "South Erlanger". Elsmere has historically been a largely African-American city, and originally had an African-American school house Known as the Dunbar School on Spring Street. Elsmere also had an African-American baseball team. There is also a park on Capitol Avenue named after Rosella Porterfield, who taught at the Historic Dunbar School. Elsmere organized as a city in 1896, renamed after Elsmere Avenue in Norwood, Ohio, the hometown of one of its founders.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Government
[edit]In 1998, Billy Bradford was elected mayor of Elsmere, the first African-American mayor elected in northern Kentucky. He served 12 years (three terms), and now serves as a member of the city council. The current mayor is Marty Lenhof.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Economy
[edit]Regal Beloit (formerly Emerson Power Transmission<ref>Regal Beloit closes on purchase of Emerson's power transmission unit</ref>) and L'Oréal<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> have facilities in an unincorporated pocket of Kenton County surrounded by Elsmere. Portions of Elsmere have a Florence mailing address.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Mazak's North American headquarters are in Elsmere.<ref>Mazak expands, renovates in Elsmere</ref>
Education
[edit]Portions of the cities of Elsmere and adjacent Erlanger share a public school system: Erlanger/Elsmere Independent School District.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The following schools are shared by the areas of the two cities within the Erlanger/Elsmere school district:<ref>Erlanger-Elsmere Public Schools Retrieved on 2010-05-05</ref>
- Primary schools
- Arnett Elementary School
- Howell Elementary School
- Lindeman Elementary School
- Miles Elementary School
- Tichenor Middle School
- Secondary schools
A portion of Elsmere is in the Kenton County School District<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2010 U.S. census, there were 8,451 people, 2,992 households, and 2,131 families residing in the city. The racial makeup was 61.0% white, 22.2% black, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian American, 0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 4.2% some other race, and 3.4% two or more races. 8.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>