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History · Westwood

Half of Westwood’s homes were built after 1966

Most of Westwood was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1966. Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 1970.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Westwood’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 Westwood are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19056 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1981. Watch Westwood change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Westwood’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Westwood on the map, 1905 to 1981

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

Westwood on the 1905 USGS mapWestwood on the 1912 USGS mapWestwood on the 1951 USGS mapWestwood on the 1960 USGS mapWestwood on the 1971 USGS mapWestwood on the 1981 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 Westwood.

The story so far

Westwood, in brief

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

Westwood is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 634 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 634 to 571 (-10%).

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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People over time

Westwood, census by census

0200400600800198020002020Peak: 826

Between 571 and 826 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Westwood

Nobody well known was born in Westwood itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Joan OsborneAmerican singer and songwriter · b. 1962
Virginia PearsonAmerican stage and film actress · b. 1886
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Patty HillUnited States educator and songwriter · b. 1868
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John J. Wicker, Jr.American lawyer and politician · b. 1893
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Rolling HillsIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.