▁USA . ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁originally ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁Green land ▁race ▁course , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁a ▁sister ▁track ▁of ▁Church ill ▁Down s . ▁Green land ▁track ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁park . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁houses ▁in ▁W ilder ▁Park ▁were ▁built ▁off ▁Southern ▁Park way ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁as ▁street car ▁lines ▁linked ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁to ▁I ro qu ois ▁Park ▁and ▁new ▁fact ories ▁in ▁South ▁Louis ville . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁W ilder ▁Park ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁incorpor ated ▁city ▁of ▁Oak dale , ▁until ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Louis ville ▁an nex ed ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁mem orial ▁to ▁South ▁Louis ville ▁veter ans ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁W ilder ▁Park ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 9 0 0 ▁block ▁of ▁south ▁Second ▁Street . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁W ilder ▁Park ▁was ▁ 2 , 7 9 8 , ▁of ▁which ▁ 5 3 % ▁are ▁white , ▁ 2 6 % ▁are ▁black , ▁ 1 3 % ▁are ▁His pan ic , ▁and ▁ 2 % ▁are ▁listed ▁as ▁other . ▁The ▁median ▁household ▁income ▁was ▁$ 2 3 , 7 0 8 ▁( in ▁