Ludlow, Kentucky
| Ludlow, Kentucky | |
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| City | |
 Location of Ludlow, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates: 39°5′24″N 84°32′52″W / 39.09000°N 84.54778°WCoordinates: 39°5′24″N 84°32′52″W / 39.09000°N 84.54778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Kenton |
| Incorporated | 1864 |
| Named for | a local landowner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.9 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,407 |
| • Density | 5,139.2/sq mi (1,984.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 41016 |
| Area code(s) | 859 |
| FIPS code | 21-48378 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0497339 |
Ludlow is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 4,407 at the 2010 U.S. census. Located on the Ohio River, Ludlow is a suburb of Covington, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio. It received its greatest period of early growth as a rail station.
Ludlow is located at 39°5′24″N 84°32′52″W / 39.09000°N 84.54778°W (39.089893, -84.547820). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), of which 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (30.65%) is water.
In 1790, the land that is now Ludlow was given to Gen. Thomas Sandford as a grant in recognition of his service during the Revolutionary War. Sandford traded the land to Thomas D. Carneal for land in what is now Ft. Mitchell. Carneal had Elmwood Hall built on the riverfront in 1818. It still stands (as of 2011) at 244 Forest Avenue and is a private residence. Carneal later sold the land to William Bullock, a British showman, entrepreneur, and traveller, who directed John Papworth to design a utopian community for the site named Hygeia (Greek for "health"). Never realizing this plan, Bullock sold the land to Israel L. Ludlow in 1830. Ludlow was platted as a town in 1846.
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