Most of Hurstbourne Acres was built recently: 0.5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Its Register listing is the Harriet Funk House. Below: maps from 1907 on and the census since 1970.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Hurstbourne Acres is more historic than 12% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Hurstbourne Acres’ 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 Hurstbourne Acres’ 15.2 sits near the middle of its state (43% of Kentucky towns have fewer) while its 3 historic buildings outnumber those of 65% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1963.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C−. The pre-1940 share (±0.8 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikidata (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 Hurstbourne Acres’ 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 Hurstbourne Acres. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1907Louisville 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 Hurstbourne Acres.
The story so far
Hurstbourne Acres, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hurstbourne Acres yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Hurstbourne Acres is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hurstbourne Acres had a population of 1,957.
Hurstbourne Acres was established in 1963. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,811 to 1,957 (+8%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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In 1963, according to Wikidata. the census of 1970 counted 289 people here.
How does Hurstbourne Acres rank for history?
Hurstbourne Acres is more historic than 12% of U.S. towns. 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.
What is on the National Register in Hurstbourne Acres?
One place: the Harriet Funk House (listed 1980).
How old are the homes in Hurstbourne Acres?
0.5% of Hurstbourne Acres’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 5.9% for a Kentucky town; the median home was built in 1988.
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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.
