Anchorage

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Anchorage

Total population

2,506

Median home value

$854,200

83.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$199,375

Anchorage$199k

National$74k

Weather95°F · Sunny

Coordinates38.27°, -85.54°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Anchorage is a home rule-class city in eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,500 as of the 2020 census, up from 2,348 at the 2010 census and an estimated 2,432 in 2018. It is an independent municipality surrounded by Louisville Metro and is one of the wealthiest communities in Kentucky.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Anchorage, KY from NOAA NWS API.

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Joan Osborne

American singer and songwriter

Edward Y. Parsons

American politician (1842-1876)

Roscoe Bartlett

American politician (born 1926)

Lawrence Wetherby

American politician (1908–1994)

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Ray Burse

American soccer player (born 1984)

Naomi Wallace

American playwright

Virginia Pearson

American stage and film actress (1886-1958)

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Patty Hill

United States educator and songwriter (1868–1946)

Esther Walker

American actress (1894-1943)

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Frank Pearce

American baseball player (1905-1950)

John Haldeman

American baseball player (1855-1899)

Michael Quinn Patton

American sociologist

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John J. Wicker, Jr.

American lawyer and politician

Paul Henderson

American airline executive, airmail pioneer, assistant postmaster (1884-1951)

McKee Barclay

American cartoonist

Justin Powell

American basketball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.