Elsmere

History

The community was first settled in 1885 as "South Erlanger". Elsmere has historically been a largely African-American city, and originally had an African-American school house Known as the Dunbar School on Spring Street. Elsmere also had an African-American baseball team. There is also a park on Capitol Avenue named after Rosella Porterfield, who taught at the Historic Dunbar School. Elsmere organized as a city in 1896, renamed after Elsmere Avenue in Norwood, Ohio, the hometown of one of its founders.

Geography

Elsmere is located in western Kenton County and is bordered to the north and east by Erlanger, to the south by Independence, and to the west by Florence in Boone County. The Dixie Highway (U.S. Routes 25, 42, and 127) forms the northern border of the city and leads northeast to Covington and southwest to the center of Florence. According to the United States Census Bureau, Elsmere has a total area of , of which , or 0.73%, are water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Simon Kenton High School
  High · Independence · 1,859 students · 22.1:1 ratio
• Dixie Heights High School
  High · Fort Mitchell · 1,561 students · 23.7:1 ratio
• Summit View Academy
  Elementary · Independence · 1,431 students · 17.2:1 ratio
• Scott High School
  High · Taylor Mill · 1,071 students · 20.6:1 ratio
• Turkey Foot Middle School
  Middle · Edgewood · 1,029 students · 20.2:1 ratio
• River Ridge Elementary School
  Elementary · Villa Hills · 931 students · 14.8:1 ratio
• Holmes High School
  High · Covington · 878 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Twenhofel Middle School
  Middle · Independence · 835 students · 21.4:1 ratio