Crittenden, Kentucky

Crittenden is a home rule-class city in Grant and Kenton counties, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 3,815 as of the 2010 census, up from 2,401 at the 2000 census.GeographyCrittenden is located in northern Grant County at . A small portion of the northern border of the city touches the Boone County line, and another part of the city extends north into Kenton County.Interstate 75 passes through Crittenden, with access from Exit 166; I-75 leads north to Cincinnati and south to Lexington. U.S. Route 25 is a local road running parallel to I-75 that passes through the center of Crittenden; US 25 leads north 7mi to Walton and south to Williamstown, the Grant County seat.According to the United States Census Bureau, Crittenden has a total area of 8.9km2, of which 0.07sqkm, or 0.80%, is water.HistoryThe area of what is now Crittenden may have been settled as early as 1812. The community was called "Pin Hook" until 1834, when it was renamed for Kentucky statesman and later governor John J. Crittenden.