Welcome to Crescent Springs ...

The city of Crescent Springs is located in Kenton County<1>.

The location of Crescent Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crescent Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Crescent Springs: Crescent Spgs. (or less commonly used: Crescent Spngs. or Crescent Sprngs.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crescent Springs has a population of 4,066 people<3> (see below for details).

Crescent Springs is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Crescent Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Crescent Springs: (859)

Websites for Crescent Springs ...

Official Website: www.crescent-springs.ky.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crescent Springs had an population of 4,066 people. This is an increase of 6.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crescent Springs had a population of 3,801 people. This makes Crescent Springs the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Crescent Springs represents 0.09% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 89th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,801 people, the population of Crescent Springs decreased 3.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,931 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Crescent Springs.

Communities Also Named Crescent Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Crescent Springs - it's located in Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crescent Springs.

Communities near Crescent Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crescent Springs.

• Cincinnati
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <5>
• Fairfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Covington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
• Florence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Independence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
• Norwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
• Forest Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <5>
• Fort Thomas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
  • Fort Thomas is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <5>
• Newport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
• Sharonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharonville
  • Sharonville is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharonville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crescent Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crescent Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crescent Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crescent Springs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crescent Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Crescent Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crescent Springs ...

Looking for more information about Crescent Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crescent Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crescent Springs.

Adding Crescent Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crescent Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crescent Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Crescent Springs post office opened in 1891.

We also found Crescent Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crescent Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Crescent Springs: www.crescent-springs.ky.us/

The official website for Kenton County: www.kentoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/