Crittenden

History

The area of what is now Crittenden may have been settled as early as 1812. The community was called "Pin Hook" until 1834, when it was renamed for Kentucky statesman and later governor John J. Crittenden. Durng the evening of March 2, 2012, a short-lived yet deadly tornado struck the Cincinnati, Ohio metro area, causing devastating damage across the communities of Crittenden, Piner, and Morning View, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The Crittenden tornado originated from a parent supercell that had dropped a fatal and long-tracked EF4 tornado only hours earlier that struck parts of southern Indiana, especially the city of Henryville.

Geography

Crittenden is located in northern Grant County. A small portion of the northern border of the city touches the Boone County line, and another part of the city extends north into Kenton County. Interstate 75 passes through Crittenden, with access from Exit 166; I-75 leads north to Cincinnati and south to Lexington. U.S. Route 25 (Dixie Highway) is a local road running parallel to I-75 that passes through the center of Crittenden; US 25 leads north to Walton and south to Williamstown, the Grant County seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, Crittenden has a total area of , of which , or 0.80%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Grant County High School
  High · Dry Ridge · 1,078 students · 20.3:1 ratio
• Grant County Middle School
  Middle · Dry Ridge · 807 students · 17.9:1 ratio
• Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary
  Elementary · Dry Ridge · 433 students · 14:1 ratio
• Sherman Elementary
  Elementary · Dry Ridge · 433 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• Dry Ridge Elementary
  Elementary · Dry Ridge · 421 students · 14:1 ratio
• Williamstown Elementary
  Elementary · Williamstown · 385 students · 15.4:1 ratio
• Williamstown Sr. High
  High · Williamstown · 227 students · 13.4:1 ratio
• Williamstown Jr. High
  Middle · Williamstown · 160 students · 13.3:1 ratio