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Erlanger
Kentuckycity
Erlanger
Total population
19,875
Median home value
$209,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$75,840
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Erlanger is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. It had a 2020 census population of 19,611. Erlanger is part of the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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History
Erlanger was founded in the 1880s. The city was named after the Parisian family bank Emile Erlanger & Co. and its founder, Baron Frédéric Émile d'Erlanger, who helped finance the town's early development. In current usage, the name is pronounced in an anglicized way, with neither a French nor German accent. Nearby Elsmere was originally known as "South Erlanger".
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.19%, is water. Erlanger has multiple neighborhoods within city limits, such as Cherry Hill (partially in Boone County), Central Erlanger (the section marked between streets Sunset Ave. and Commonwealth Ave.), an industrial area surrounding the Cincinnati Airport (includes Mineola Pike), Historic Erlanger (between Riggs Ave. and Crescent Ave.), Northeast Erlanger (Dixie Hwy. & Stevenson Rd. through Turkeyfoot Rd.), North Central Erlanger (Erlanger Rd. and Riggs Ave. to Rosary Dr.)
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Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
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Nearby places in Kentucky
- Lakeside Park1.8 mi away
- Crestview Hills1.9 mi away · pop. 3,284
- Fort Mitchell2.4 mi away
- Elsmere3.2 mi away · pop. 9,205
- Fort Wright3.5 mi away · pop. 5,887
- Florence4.1 mi away · pop. 31,946
- Covington4.3 mi away · pop. 40,961
- Ludlow4.4 mi away
- Kenton Vale4.4 mi away · pop. 158
- Hebron6 mi away · pop. 6,407
- Independence6.3 mi away · pop. 28,676
- Newport6.9 mi away · pop. 13,967
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library