Crestwood, Kentucky

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Crestwood is a city in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,999 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Lifestyle
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Crestwood is located at 38°19′28″N, 85°28′60″W (38.324557, -85.483300)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.3 km² (3.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

Interstate 71 exit sign for Crestwood and Pewee Valley in Kentucky.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,999 people, 811 households, and 548 families residing in the city. The population density was 214.4/km² (554.5/mi²). There were 860 housing units at an average density of 92.2/km² (238.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.80% White, 2.15% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 1.10% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.

[edit] Lifestyle

Crestwood was recently ranked 52nd overall on a CNNMoney.com survey for "The Best Places to Live, 2005." This was the highest ranking given to any city in the state of Kentucky. The report also revealed that Crestwood had one of the lowest crime rates among the places studied.