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History · Richlawn

Half of Richlawn’s homes were built after 1948

Most of Richlawn was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1948. Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 1950.

0on the National Register
6%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Richlawn’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Richlawn are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19058 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1993. Watch Richlawn change.Old housesHalf of Richlawn’s homes were built before 1948.
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On the map

Richlawn on the map, 1905 to 1993

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Richlawn. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Richlawn on the 1905 USGS mapRichlawn on the 1912 USGS mapRichlawn on the 1937 USGS mapRichlawn on the 1946 USGS mapRichlawn on the 1960 USGS mapRichlawn on the 1971 USGS mapRichlawn on the 1982 USGS mapRichlawn on the 1993 USGS map1905Prospect 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 Richlawn.

The story so far

Richlawn, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Richlawn yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Richlawn is a home rule-class city in eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 415 at the 2020 United States census. The population was 405 at the 2010 census, down from 454 at the 2000 census for a net loss of 39 residents in that time. It is surrounded by the larger city of St. Matthews.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 405 to 415 (+2%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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People over time

Richlawn, census by census

01002003004005006007001960198020002020Peak: 655

Between 405 and 655 people in every census since 1950.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Richlawn’s Wikipedia page.

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Where this page comes from

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). How TownRatings grades history →

From 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.