Location: Charlestown is located in Clark County 13 miles northeast of Jeffersonville, the county seat, on State Highway 3, 62, 160 and 403. Louisville, Kentucky is 15 miles to the south.
Population: |
1980 |
1990 |
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City |
5,596 |
5,889 |
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Township |
9,385 |
9,933 |
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County |
88,838 |
87,777 |
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Government and Services: |
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ADMINISTRATION |
Mayor and five-member city council, 4-year terms, Third Class City |
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PLANNING AND ZONING |
Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals |
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LAW ENFORCEMENT |
Chief and eight-member force with 6 patrol cars and one detective; 10 member Volunteer Charlestown Police Reserve Department; 31 county sheriff personnel |
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FIRE PROTECTION |
Volunteer, 49 members and chief, Class VIII insurance rating |
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WASTE REMOVAL |
Weekly municipal trash; garbage collection |
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SEWERAGE |
Municipally owned; 1980 completed secondary sewage treatment facility |
Education Facilities: |
Teacher Ratio |
Total Students |
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Two elementary schools |
19.9:1 |
913 |
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