Crestview, Kentucky
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Crestview is a city in Campbell County
Campbell County, Kentucky
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, Kentucky
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, United States
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. The population was 471 at the 2000 census.

History

The city of Crestview was originally founded as "Vet Village" in 1948 by veterans of World War II. The first mayor, William Toner was also a veteran who along with Michael Guidugli, Harold Shingshang, Edward Storer and Robert Munninghoff broke ground as the first residents of the tiny city. Located less than ten miles from downtown Cincinnati
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, this small piece of farmland quickly became a comfortable little burb for these young soldiers and their families. In 1952 the residents decide to rename the city through a contest. Many names were submitted but City of Crestview would forever replace Vet Village.

Geography

Crestview is located at 39°1′27"N 84°25′4"W (39.024129, -84.417802).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 471 people, 166 households, and 128 families residing in the city. The population density
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 was 4,512.9 people per square mile (1,818.5/km²). There were 167 housing units at an average density of 1,600.1 per square mile (644.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.36% White and 0.64% Native American.

There were 166 households out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples
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 living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $48,750, and the median income for a family was $55,104. Males had a median income of $35,536 versus $30,893 for females. The per capita income
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 for the city was $18,118. None of the families and 2.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 5.3% of those over 64.

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