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History · Wellington

22% of Wellington’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1907 on and the census since 1950.

0on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Wellington’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Wellington are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 804 in 1960; 564 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19076 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1994. Watch Wellington change.Old housesHalf of Wellington’s homes were built before 1946.
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Wellington, census by census

02004006008001960198020002020Peak: 804

Peaked at 804 in 1960; 564 people lived here in 2020.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

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

On the map

Wellington on the map, 1907 to 1994

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

Wellington on the 1907 USGS mapWellington on the 1951 USGS mapWellington on the 1960 USGS mapWellington on the 1971 USGS mapWellington on the 1982 USGS mapWellington on the 1994 USGS map1907Louisville 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 Wellington.

The story so far

Wellington, in brief

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

Wellington is a home rule-class city in metro Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is considered to be part of the Upper Highlands section of Louisville. It was incorporated in 1946. As of the 2020 census, Wellington had a population of 564.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 565 in 2010, 564 in 2020.

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

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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.