Ludlow, Kentucky

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Ludlow is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,409 at the 2000 census. Ludlow is a suburb of Covington, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio, located on the Ohio River. It received its greatest period of early growth as a rail station.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Ludlow is located at 39°5′24″N, 84°32′52″W (39.089893, -84.547820)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²). 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (30.65%) is water.

[edit] History

In 1790 the land that is now Ludlow was given to Gen. Thomas Sandford by the U.S. military in recognition of his service. Sandford built a log cabin on the land. Sandford traded the land to Thomas D. Carneal for acreage in what is now Fort Mitchell. Thomas D. Carneal had Elmwood Hall built in 1818 on the riverfront. Elmwood Hall is on Forest Avenue today and is a private residence. Carneal sold the land to William Bullock, a British showman, entrepreneur and traveller, who planned to build a utopian community named Hygeia (a Greek word meaning health) designed by John Buonarotti Papworth. The speculation was not a success, although some people, including Frances Trollope, took part; Bullock sold the land to Israel Ludlow in 1846. [[1]]

Ludlow was incorporated as a City in 1864.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,409 people, 1,739 households, and 1,135 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,979.4/km² (5,141.5/mi²). There were 1,888 housing units at an average density of 847.6/km² (2,201.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.46% White, 0.39% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 1,739 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,509, and the median income for a family was $44,441. Males had a median income of $34,890 versus $26,714 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,015. About 8.8% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.