Glenview, Kentucky

Glenview, Kentucky
FIPS code		21-31348
GNIS feature ID	2403704[2]
Website	www.glenviewky.gov
Glenview Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
MPS		Jefferson County MRA
NRHP reference No.	83002673[3]
Added to NRHP	August 16, 1983

Glenview is a

Glenview has the

2nd-highest per capita income within Kentucky

and the 74th-highest in the United States. The city is known for its old estate homes on high bluffs overlooking the Ohio River.

History

5,000 acres (20 km²) of the surrounding land were originally owned by James Smalley Bate and named "Berry Hill" for his former Virginia home. The estate was purchased in 1868 by meat packer James C. McFerran. McFerran's horse farm was named "Glen View". After his death in 1885, John E. Green acquired the farm and renamed it "Glenview Stock Farm". The community received its post office on May 11, 1893.^[5]

In the late 19th century, wealthy families from

Many houses are part of the Glenview Historic District. Several buildings are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places including the Ballard School, Boxhill and Lincliff.

Some developers have played off Glenview's reputation, establishing similarly named communities at Glenview Manor and Glenview Hills in the 1960s and 70s. Louisville attempted to annex Glenview in 1983, which prompted its residents to seek a separate incorporation from the state legislature. This was granted in 1985.^[7] Many of the houses are part of the Glenview Historic District, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Glenview is located in northern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the northwest by the Ohio River, to the southwest by Indian Hills, and on all other sides by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. Interstate 71 runs along the southern edge of the community, but with no direct access. Downtown Louisville is 7 miles (11 km) to the southwest via River Road.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Glenview has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km²), or 0.43%, are water.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	653		—
2000	558		−14.5%
2010	531		−4.8%
2020	596		12.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

As of the

of any race were 1.08% of the population.

There were 214 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.8% were married couples living together, 2.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.0% were non-families. 13.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 13.3% from 25 to 44, 42.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $161,571, and the median income for a family was $183,800. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $46,250 for females. The

, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

See also

• List of cities and towns along the Ohio River

References

Further reading

• A Place in Time: The Story of Louisville's Neighborhoods. Louisville. 1989.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

• City of Glenview official website
• "Glenview: Exclusive Estates on the Bluff Catered to Those Retreating to the Resplendent and Reclusive" – Article by Phyllis Hurd of
  The Courier-Journal