Crescent Springs is a home rule-class city[5] in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), all land.

Originally a stop on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad, the name Crescent Springs could refer to either the shape of the tracks crossing through the community or to New Orleans's nickname "the Crescent City" after its shape beside the Mississippi River.

[6]) In 1930, the International Labor Defense alleged that Crescent Springs was a sundown town where African Americans were not allowed to reside.

29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.