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Lakeside Park
Kentuckycity
Lakeside Park
Total population
2,828
Median home value
$360,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$128,650
Founded
1930
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
Lakeside Park is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 2,841. It is a suburb in the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
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History
The area that is now Lakeside Park was part of a farm granted to John Leathers. During the Civil War, the Covington and Lexington Turnpike (which passes through town) was guarded by forts. Lakeside Park was incorporated in 1930. The first subdivisions were championed by Kenton County commissioner Paul Hesser, who also pushed for incorporation. It was strategically placed next to the Covington and Lexington Turnpike to prevent annexation by Fort Mitchell.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 1.28% is water. The city is bisected by the Dixie Highway, U.S. Route 25, and Interstate 275 bypasses Lakeside Park to the south.
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Largest nearby schools
- Simon Kenton High SchoolHigh · Independence · 1,859 students · 22.1:1 ratio
- Dixie Heights High SchoolHigh · Fort Mitchell · 1,561 students · 23.7:1 ratio
- Summit View AcademyElementary · Independence · 1,431 students · 17.2:1 ratio
- Scott High SchoolHigh · Taylor Mill · 1,071 students · 20.6:1 ratio
- Turkey Foot Middle SchoolMiddle · Edgewood · 1,029 students · 20.2:1 ratio
- River Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · Villa Hills · 931 students · 14.8:1 ratio
- Holmes High SchoolHigh · Covington · 878 students · 15.1:1 ratio
- Twenhofel Middle SchoolMiddle · Independence · 835 students · 21.4:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Nearby places in Kentucky
- Crestview Hills0.7 mi away · pop. 3,284
- Fort Wright1.8 mi away · pop. 5,887
- Covington2.5 mi away · pop. 40,961
- Kenton Vale2.8 mi away · pop. 158
- Elsmere3.4 mi away · pop. 9,205
- Ludlow3.9 mi away
- Florence5.2 mi away · pop. 32,803
- Independence5.4 mi away · pop. 29,392
- Newport5.6 mi away · pop. 13,967
- Southgate5.6 mi away
- Highland Heights5.9 mi away · pop. 6,444
- Woodlawn6.4 mi away · pop. 181
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API