Glenview is a 6th-class city along the southern bank of the

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in northeastern Jefferson County,

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, United States The population was 531 at the 2010 census. Glenview has the 2nd-highest per capita income within Kentucky and the 74th-highest in the United States. The city is known for its old estate homes on high bluffs overlooking the Ohio River.

History

of the surrounding land were originally owned by James Smalley Bate and named "Berry Hill" for his former Virginia home. The estate was purchased in 1868 by meat packer James C. McFerran. McFerran's horse farm was named "Glen View". After his death in 1885, John E. Green acquired the farm and renamed it "Glenview Stock Farm". The community received its post office on May 11, 1893. In the late 19th century, wealthy families from

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began moving east to build summer homes in communities such as

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. Some of these eventually became full-time residences. Early residents of Glenview cooperated with other communities to open the Louisville, Harrods Creek and Westport Railroad in 1877, a commuter rail line in use until its abandonment in the 1950s. Some of Louisville's most influential families, including the Binghams, the Ballards, and the Belknaps, moved into the area after the opening of the railroad. Many houses are part of the Glenview Historic District. Several buildings are individually listed on the

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including the Ballard School, Boxhill and Lincliff. Some developers have played off Glenview's reputation, establishing similarly named communities at Glenview Manor and Glenview Hills in the 1960s and 70s. Louisville attempted to annex Glenview in 1983, which prompted its residents to seek a separate incorporation from the state legislature. This was granted in 1985.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Glenview, Kentucky". Accessed 28 July 2013. Many of the houses are part of the Glenview Historic District, which is on the

Geography

Glenview is located in northern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the northwest by the

, to the southwest by Indian Hills, and on all other sides by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County.

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runs along the southern edge of the community, but with no direct access.

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is to the southwest via River Road. According to the

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, Glenview has a total area of , of which , or 0.43%, are water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 558 people, 214 households, and 181 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 232 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.24%

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, 0.18% Native American, 2.69% Asian, 0.18%

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, 0.72% from other races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population. There were 214 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.8% were

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living together, 2.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.0% were non-families. 13.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.84. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 13.3% from 25 to 44, 42.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $161,571, and the median income for a family was $183,800. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $46,250 for females. The

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for the city was $85,094. About 3.3% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the

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, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

City of Glenview official website

– Article by Phyllis Hurd of ''

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