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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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