Crescent Hill, Louisville
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Crescent Hill is a neighborhood four miles east of downtown Louisville, Kentucky USA. Area was originally called "Beargrass" because it sits on a ridge between two forks of Beargrass Creek.
Development first began during the 1850s when the Louisville and Lexington turnpike (now Frankfort Avenue) and the Louisville and Frankfort railroad were built through the area. In 1853 a 38-acre fair grounds were built and were used to host the Agriculture and Technology fair, which had 20,000 visitors on one day in 1857. In 1883 the fair grounds were razed & St Joseph's Orphanage was built in its place.
The boundaries of Crescent Hill are N Ewing Ave to the St. Matthews city limit (roughly Cannons Lane) by Brownsboro Road to Lexington Road. Frankfort Avenue generally bisects the neighborhood.
Attractions in Crescent Hill include the Louisville Water Company Reservoir and the Peterson-Dumesnil House.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2000, the population of Crescent Hill was 7,566 , of which 91.4% are white, 4.2% are listed as other, 3.1% are black, & 1.3% are hispanic. College graduates are 52.3% of the population, people without a high school degree are 8%. Females outnumber males 54.9% to 45.12%.
[edit] References
- ↑ Community Resource Network. Retrieved on 2005-11-18.
