Map of Elsmere city, Kentucky

Elsmere is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 8,451 at the 2010 census.

Elsmere city overview:
Name:	Elsmere city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kentucky
County:	Kenton County
Incorporated:	May 11, 1896
Elevation:	919 ft (280 m)
Total Area:	2.65 sq mi (6.85 km²)
Land Area:	2.63 sq mi (6.81 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km²)
Total Population:	9,159
Population Density:	3,485.16/sq mi (1,345.83/km²)
ZIP code:	41018
Area code:	859
FIPS code:	2124778
GNISfeature ID:	0491746
Website:	www.cityofelsmere.com

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History

The community was first settled in 1885 as “South Erlanger”. Elsmere organized as a city in 1896, renamed after Elsmere Avenue in Norwood, Ohio, the hometown of one of its founders.

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Geography

Elsmere is located in western Kenton County at 39°0′5″N 84°36′11″W / 39.00139°N 84.60306°W / 39.00139; -84.60306 (39.001475, -84.603116). It 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 7 miles (11 km) to Covington and southwest 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the center of Florence.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Elsmere has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km), or 0.73%, are water.