Wilder is a home rule-class city in Campbell County,

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, United States. The population was 3,035 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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Geography

Wilder is located at (39.047304, −84.477377). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (2.89%) is water.

History

Wilder was once known as

Leitch's Station Leitch's Station was the first settlement in Campbell County, Kentucky, USA, now the City of Wilder, Kentucky on the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking River. It was located six miles south of the mouth of the Licking and was named for Major David Le ...

. It was the first settlement in Campbell County. The name Wilder dates back to a railroad station built in the mid-19th century for the

Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railway The Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railway was a 19th-century railway company in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It operated from 1877, when it absorbed the failed Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railroad, until 1881, when it was purchased ...

named Wilder station. St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church was built in 1858 by German immigrants. "Wilder Station" is now located on property owned by Newport Steel. It is the home of supposed

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ly hauntings at the

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and

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, Bobby Mackey's Music World, which has been called "the most haunted nightclub in America".

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,624 people, 1,162 households, and 743 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,200 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.51%

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, 2.29%

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, 0.11% Native American, 1.56%

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, 0.53% from

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, and 0.99% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.95% of the population. There were 1,162 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...

living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.85. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $49,567, and the median income for a family was $65,089. Males had a median income of $42,380 versus $35,230 for females. The

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for the city was $27,693. About 5.9% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the

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, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

City of Wilder - Official Homepage
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