Elsmere, Kentucky

Elsmere is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 8,451 at the 2010 census.GeographyElsmere is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5sqmi, all land.HistoryThe community was first settled in 1885 as South Erlanger. Elsmere organized as a city in 1896, renamed after Elsmere Avenue in Norwood, Ohio, the hometown of one of its founders.GovernmentIn 1998, Billy Bradford was elected mayor of Elsmere, the first African-American mayor elected in Northern Kentucky. He served 12 years (three terms), and now serves as a member of City Council. The current mayor of Elsmere is Marty Lenhof.EconomyRegal-Beloit (formerly Emerson Power Transmission) and L'Oréal have facilities in an unincorporated pocket of Kenton County surrounded by Elsmere. The area has a Florence mailing address. Mazak's North American headquarters are in Elsmere.EducationBoth the cities of Elsmere and adjacent Erlanger share a public school system. The following schools are shared by the two cities:Primary schoolsArnett Elementary SchoolHowell Elementary SchoolLindeman Elementary SchoolMiles Elementary SchoolTichenor Middle School