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Fort Wright is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 5,723 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.

Fort Wright city overview:
Name:	Fort Wright city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kentucky
County:	Kenton County
Elevation:	846 ft (258 m)
Total Area:	3.44 sq mi (8.90 km²)
Land Area:	3.40 sq mi (8.80 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km²)
Total Population:	5,851
Population Density:	1,721.39/sq mi (664.54/km²)
ZIP code:	41011, 41017
Area code:	859
FIPS code:	2128612
GNISfeature ID:	0492358
Website:	www.fortwright.com

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History

The area that is now Fort Wright was the site of one of the Civil War fortifications built for the Defense of Cincinnati. The city, incorporated in 1941, was named for Major General Horatio Gouverneur Wright, a Union Army engineer.

It annexed the neighboring communities of Lookout Heights in 1937, South Hills in 1949 and Lakeview in 1960.

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Geography

Fort Wright is located in northern Kenton County at 39°3′4″N 84°32′6″W / 39.05111°N 84.53500°W / 39.05111; -84.53500 (39.051011, -84.535042). It is bordered to the north by Ludlow, to the northeast by Park Hills, to the east by Kenton Vale, to the east and southeast by Covington, to the southwest by Edgewood and Crestview Hills, and to the west by Fort Mitchell. Interstate 75/71 crosses the center of the city, with access from Exit 189 (Kyles Lane). The freeway leads northeast 4 miles (6 km) to downtown Cincinnati in Ohio and southwest 16 miles (26 km) to its split at Walton.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Fort Wright has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.7 km), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km), or 1.10%, are water.