More historic than 2% of U.S. towns · #139 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
Most of Edgewood was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: maps from 1914 on and the census since 1960.
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1893. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
History grade
What drives Edgewood’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Edgewood is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #139 of 142 in Kentucky. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.
D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Edgewood’s overall grade.
Kentucky towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Kentucky town has 29.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Edgewood’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (12% of Kentucky towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikipedia alone; no second source gives 1948.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±1.2 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikipedia (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Edgewood’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Edgewood. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1914West Cincinnati sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Edgewood.
The story so far
Edgewood, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Edgewood yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Edgewood is a home rule–class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,435 at the 2020 census. It was named for an early homestead in Walker Estates. Edgewood was incorporated by act of the state assembly on November 15, 1948. Part of what was early Edgewood was called South Ft Mitchell. In 1968, two nearby cities merged – Summit Hills Heights (incorporated 1962) and St. Pius Heights (incorporated 1965). The new city government began operation on January 1, 1969.
Edgewood was established in 1948. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 8,575 in 2010, 8,435 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Edgewood, 1893 to 1998
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
In 1948, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Edgewood’s post office opened in 1893, and the census of 1960 counted 1,100 people here.
How does Edgewood rank for history?
Edgewood is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #139 of 142 in Kentucky. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Edgewood?
2% of Edgewood’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.2 points), against a typical 5.9% for a Kentucky town; the median home was built in 1976.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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