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Riverwood, Kentucky

Riverwood is a home rule-class city in northeastern Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 446 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Riverwood is located in northern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the west, south, and east by the city of Indian Hills, and to the north by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. Downtown Louisville is 7 mi to the southwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Riverwood has a total area of 0.54 km2, all land.

History
Riverwood incorporated on November 11, 1969. In 1998, Riverwood residents rejected a ballot initiative to merge into the city of Indian Hills along with three other small cities. Riverwood was the only city whose tax rate was projected to increase if the merger took effect. The other cities merged the following year with Riverwood off the ballot.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 469 people, 177 households, and 149 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,278.2 PD/sqmi. There were 183 housing units at an average density of 889.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.93% White, 0.21% African American, 0.64% Asian, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 177 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.2% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.3% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $107,552, and the median income for a family was $114,493. Males had a median income of $83,493 versus $48,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $53,783. About 1.3% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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Rolling Fields, Kentucky

Rolling Fields is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 646 at the 2010 census. It incorporated as a city in 1958.

It was the fifth-wealthiest city in Kentucky by median household income in 2000. It is adjacent to the similar small cities of Indian Hills and Mockingbird Valley, and all three are served by the Indian Hills Police Department.

After settlement by Europeans, the land was part of the Veech family farm for over 100 years. Land from the farm was also developed into Indian Hills and the adjoining Louisville Country Club. Most of the homes in Rolling Fields were built in the 1940s and 1950s.

Geography
Rolling Fields is located in northern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the west by Mockingbird Valley, to the east by Indian Hills, and otherwise by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. It is 5 mi east of downtown Louisville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Rolling Fields has a total area of 0.60 km2, all of it recorded as land.

Swing Lane west of Club Lane is actually in Mockingbird Valley, although the only egress is into Rolling Hills. The homes on the east side of the lane are in Rolling Fields, while those on the west side are either in Mockingbird Valley or Louisville.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 648 people, 253 households, and 195 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,687.5 PD/sqmi. There were 263 housing units at an average density of 1,090.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 99.07% White, 0.15% African American, 0.15% Asian, 0.62% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 253 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 2.0% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $122,386, and the median income for a family was $138,765. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $41,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $73,152. None of the families and 1.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 2.4% of those over 64.

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Rolling Hills, Kentucky

Rolling Hills is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The population was 959 at the time of the 2010 census.

Geography
Rolling Hills is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the north by Langdon Place, to the east by Meadow Vale, to the west by Westwood, and otherwise by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. It is 11 mi northeast of downtown Louisville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Rolling Hills has a total area of 0.5 km2, all land.

Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 907 people in 385 households, including 259 families, in the city. The population density was 5,126.8 PD/sqmi. There were 400 housing units at an average density of 2,261.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 90.74% White, 6.50% African American, 0.33% Native American, 1.54% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33%.

Of the 385 households 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.3% of households were one person and 9.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.90.

The age distribution was 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median household income was $51,071 and the median family income was $57,375. Males had a median income of $40,395 versus $28,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,037. About 2.8% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

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Seneca Gardens, Kentucky

Seneca Gardens is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, and a part of the Louisville Metro government. With the single exception of the Keneseth Israel Synagogue, all buildings within city limits are residential. The population was 696 as of the 2010 census.

History
The site of the present city was originally part of Farmington, the 1810 estate of the Hon. John Speed and his second wife Lucy Gilmer Fry. Abraham Lincoln was a friend of the judge's son Joshua and spent three weeks at Farmington in 1841 while courting Mary Todd of Lexington. Lincoln would later name Joshua his Attorney General during his second administration.

The Speeds sold off sections of their estate. Most of the present area of Seneca Gardens was purchased from the family in 1825 and 1846 by the German gardener Jacob Wetstein. He established the Methodist Westein Community Church on the corner of his property facing Taylorsville Road, and local legend credited him with participating in the Underground Railroad. Wetstein's granddaughter's husband Edward F. Weigel, president of the Wetstein Land Company, mortgaged the estate to participate in the development of Broadmeade.

The remainder of the community was purchased from the Speeds by another German immigrant, Paul Discher, who was listed in the 1871 Louisville Directory as a "huckster". His descendants established the Discher Land Company and participated with Weigel in the development of Broadmeade and the present community of Seneca Gardens in 1922. Owing to Weigel's mortgages, however, the 1929 stock market crash ruined him, and his share of the land fell to his creditors.

The Fidelity and Columbia Trust Company, which had constructed and maintained the roads and lighting system free of charge as part of its investment in the community, continued to do so until 1939, when it liquidated its interests in the community. Louisville had just commissioned a study suggesting that all-residential communities such as Seneca Gardens cost more in services than they provided in revenue, and Mayor Scholtz declined to annex the community. Instead, they petitioned the Jefferson Circuit Court (action #261,927) to incorporate the community on September 26 and met to form the first government on October 2. (The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Land Office records the city as being incorporated in 1941. ) The first city budget called for $1,600 in expenditures, requiring a property tax of 25¢ per $100 of assessed value.

Owing to the growing conflict in Europe, the U.S. Army established a large base at Bowman Field in 1940. Studies undertaken during its construction led the U.S. Surgeon General's office to contact the City Board of Trustees to complain about the community's sewage. At the time, the houses used separate septic tanks, but their functioning was greatly impaired by the area's exposed and porous limestone. Sewage was draining into the city's streams and ditches and running into Beargrass Creek, affecting the new army base. Preparations for the construction of a unified sewer were suspended by the entrance of the United States into World War II in late 1941, bringing in wartime rationing of men and materiel.

The city annexed some neighboring lots between Trevilian and Taylorsville roads and the area around Valletta in 1941. In 1943, some lots on the eastern side of Carolina Avenue, found to be half within Seneca Gardens and half within Louisville, opted to remove themselves to the latter by a vote of 23–3. The same year, the U.S. Army advised the city trustees that rationing no longer prevented construction of an improved sewer system, and locals approved a bond issue.

Louisville attempted to use the issue to demand annexation of the city, but a referendum in November 1944 clearly opposed that. The referendum was legally voided on technical grounds, but Louisville accepted the annexation would not occur. It permitted Seneca Gardens to connect to its system, but set a price that city trustees found excessive. It wasn't until 1946 that a price was agreed upon and a second set of bonds issued to cover the expense and construction costs.

The same year, Cardinal Hill and two lots facing Seneca Park Road south of Trevilian were annexed. This left Seneca Gardens entirely surrounded as an enclave within Louisville after 1948, although the borders were not completely finalized until the 1950 annexation of the original Wetstein home and some lots along Valletta, including the Keneseth Israel Synagogue.

The municipal government has employed a City Arborist since 1990, who oversees tree planting and helps residents obtain trees at reduced prices.

Geography
Seneca Gardens is located in central Jefferson County between Woodbourne Avenue, Carolina Avenue, Taylorsville Road, and Bowman Field and Seneca Park in Greater Louisville. It is bordered to the south, across Taylorsville Road, by Strathmoor Village and Kingsley, and on all other sides by Louisville. Downtown Louisville is 5 mi to the northwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Seneca Gardens has a total area of 0.4 km2, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 699 people, 294 households, and 211 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,286.1 PD/sqmi. There were 305 housing units at an average density of 1,870.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.00% White, 1.29% African American, 0.14% Asian, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.

There were 294 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $63,750, and the median income for a family was $83,662. Males had a median income of $57,375 versus $39,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $36,343. None of the families and 2.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 4.1% of those over 64.

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Shively, Kentucky

Shively is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, and a suburb of Louisville within the Louisville Metro government. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 15,264, reflecting an increase of 107 (+0.7%) from 15,157 in 2000.

History
After Louisville was founded at the Falls of the Ohio in 1778, farms spread out into the nearby countryside. Early landowners included Col. William Pope, Maj. Abner Field, and the Shivelys, Christian William and Jacob. Christian opened a mill and tavern on his 1000 acre tract near Mill Creek and the road connecting Louisville to the Salt River. (The road would later be incorporated as the Louisville and Nashville Turnpike.) The buildings became the focus of a settlement known as the "Shively precinct". In 1816, he donated the land for a church that is today known as Parkview Methodist.

A stagecoach stop was opened in 1831. The Elizabethtown and Paducah Railroad arrived in the 1870s.

Shortly before the Civil War, the area became popular among German immigrants, mostly from Bavaria. In 1897, they erected St. Helen's Catholic Church. The community was commonly known as "St. Helen's" for the next few years, but the post office (est. 1902) could not adopt it because there was another community with the name in Lee County.

A streetcar line was extended to the area in 1904.

Eight whiskey distilleries opened nearby after the end of Prohibition. When Louisville tried to annex and tax them during the Great Depression, the distillers talked the residents of Shively into incorporating separately (finalized May 23, 1938) and annexing their district instead. Their $20-million revenue stream left the small city well funded.

During the 1950s, it became the state's fastest-growing city as white flight and suburbanization reached Louisville.

The area was long de facto segregated as a whites-only neighborhood. In 1954, black Korean War veteran and electrician Andrew Wade IV and his wife Charlotte, who had found themselves unable to buy a home in a suburban neighborhood due to Jim Crow housing discrimination, got help from activists Carl and Anne Braden. The Wades selected a house in Shively that they wanted to buy, and the Bradens bought it on their behalf and deeded it over to them. Soon afterwards, the Wades' home was repeatedly attacked—including cross burning on an adjacent lot, rocks through their windows, rifle shots into the house, and ultimately a dynamite bomb that exploded under their daughter's bedroom while they were in the home (no one was injured). The news made national headlines. Anne Braden wrote a 1958 memoir, The Wall Between. No one was ever convicted of the crime. But the Bradens were charged with sedition for their actions. Carl Braden was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison; he spent seven months in jail before state-level sedition convictions were overturned by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a related case in 1956. After the bombing, the Wades left and very few other blacks attempted to move in, and the community remained a largely white "sundown town" well into the 1960s. Since the 1970s, the black population has grown to about 30 percent, a greater percentage than in the Louisville metropolitan area as a whole, and more than double the percentage in the U.S. population as a whole.

Increased taxes and changing tastes closed most of Shively's distilleries in the late 1960s. Shively's population has gradually declined since reaching 19,223 in 1970. Budget surpluses became shortfalls, and Shively tried but failed to annex more suburban territory in Pleasure Ridge Park in 1984. The same year, the town was hit with a scandal when police chief Michael Donio admitted to taking bribes to allow prostitution in the area. Such events led to the community's reputation as "Lively Shively" (as the name of the town is pronounced with a "long i", this is a rhyme).

The area's fortunes have since improved somewhat, with various public works projects occurring and some businesses moving to the area. However, the area along Seventh Street north of Dixie is still known for its seedy adult entertainment businesses. Into the 2000s, the area lagged behind eastern and southern Jefferson County, with one of its few remaining large retail centers, the 150000 sqft Dillard's on Dixie Highway (est. 1956), closing in 2007 due to slow sales at the location despite the chain's general profitability in the Louisville area.

Shively remains the site of one major operating distillery: Brown-Forman's Early Times distillery. Its products include Early Times, which was first produced in 1860, became one of the few brands that was allowed to be produced during the Prohibition era, and was the best-selling whiskey in the country in the mid-1950s. Another is Old Forester; first produced in 1870, it was the first bourbon sold exclusively in sealed bottles and is today the oldest continually produced brand. The former Stitzel-Weller distillery has been converted into a tourist attraction for the Bulleit Bourbon brand, and was included as a stop on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail in 2014. As of October 2014, the Michter's bourbon brand was working on opening a new distillery in Shively. The Bernheim Distillery site, used by Heaven Hill Distilleries, opened in nearby Louisville around 2000.

On November 5, 2018, Democrat Beverly Chester Burton became the first African-American to be elected mayor of Shively.

Geography
Shively is centered on the junction of US 60 and the Dixie Highway (US 31W) near 38.19317°N, -85.81617°W. Its modern boundaries are roughly Millers and Bernheim Lane to the north (Louisville's Algonquin neighborhood); Louisville's Seventh Street to the east; I-264 and St. Dennis to the west; and Rockford Lane and Pleasure Ridge Park to the south. Shively is 5 mi southwest of downtown Louisville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Shively has a total area of 11.9 km2, of which 0.02 sqkm, or 1.73%, are water.

2020 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,157 people, 6,667 households, and 4,080 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,271.1 PD/sqmi. There were 6,929 housing units at an average density of 1,495.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 67.26% White, 30.32% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.78% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 6,667 households, out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,422, and the median income for a family was $38,652. Males had a median income of $31,368 versus $25,190 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,574. About 12.2% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.7% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Shively has a lending library, a branch of the Louisville Free Public Library.

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South Park View, Kentucky

South Park View is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 0 at the 2020 census. The community was named for its location near South Park Hill, elevation 902 ft, the highest point in Jefferson County. It is the smallest incorporated city in the commonwealth of Kentucky and one of nine incorporated places in the U.S. that have no recorded population.

History
South Park View incorporated as a city of the 6th class in April 1961. The city was a residential suburb until the expansion of the Louisville International Airport realigned runways and created noise levels that the Federal Aviation Administration considered "significant." During the 2000s, residents were relocated and an enterprise zone industrial park replaced much of the housing, resulting in a population loss for the city from 196 to 7 between the 2000 and 2010 censuses. The official population fell to 0 by the 2020 census.

Geography
South Park View is located in southern Jefferson County. It is 11 mi south of downtown Louisville and 4 mi south of Louisville International Airport.

According to the United States Census Bureau, South Park View has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.3 km$2$), all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 196 people, 67 households, and 56 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,734.7 PD/sqmi. There were 71 housing units at an average density of 628.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.

There were 67 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.1% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,563, and the median income for a family was $59,583. Males had a median income of $34,583 versus $23,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,482. None of the families and 4.0% of the population were living below the poverty line.

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Spring Mill, Kentucky

Spring Mill is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 287 at the 2010 census, down from 380 at the 2000 census.

Geography
Spring Mill is located in southern Jefferson County and is 12 mi southeast of downtown Louisville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.14 km2, all land.

Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 380 people, 130 households and 121 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,300.5 PD/sqmi. There were 130 housing units at an average density of 2,155.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.42% White, 0.53% Asian, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 130 households, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.9% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 6.9% were non-families. 6.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.04.

25.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median household income was $73,250 and the median family income was $72,750. Males had a median income of $50,625 and females $31,500. The per capita income was $29,849. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.

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Spring Valley, Kentucky

Spring Valley is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. Spring Valley Estates, begun in 1964, remained an unincorporated area until September, 1983. At that time, the City of Spring Valley was established to provide services. The current mayor is Gerri Willis. The population was 654 at the 2010 census. Population has increased to 837 based on the 2020 census.

Geography
Spring Valley is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the east by Barbourmeade, to the south by Old Brownsboro Place, and otherwise by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. Brownsboro Road (Kentucky Route 22) forms the southern boundary of the city. Downtown Louisville is 9 mi to the southwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Spring Valley has a total area of 0.51 km2, of which 1863 sqm, or 0.36%, are water.

Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 668 people in 237 households, including 200 families, in the city. The population density was 3,077.2 PD/sqmi. There were 241 housing units at an average density of 1,110.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 94.61% White, 1.35% African American, 2.54% Asian, and 1.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50%.

Of the 237 households 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.4% were married couples living together, 1.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.2% were non-families. 14.3% of households were one person and 7.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.12.

The age distribution was 29.9% under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median household income was $85,779 and the median family income was $93,275. Males had a median income of $69,375 versus $45,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $34,247. None of the families and 0.3% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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Springlee, St. Matthews, Kentucky

Springlee is a neighborhood of St. Matthews, Kentucky, an area of Louisville. The population was 426 at the 2000 census. Until 2000 Springlee was an independent Sixth Class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. Springlee was incorporated on April 25, 1950. Springlee was dissolved on December 5, 2000, and annexed by the City of St. Matthews on January 8, 2001

Geography
Springlee is located at 38.24111°N, -85.64222°W (38.241220, -85.642246).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.1 sqmi, all of it land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 426 people, 209 households, and 112 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,281.6 PD/sqmi. There were 217 housing units at an average density of 2,690.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.18% White, 0.23% African American, 0.23% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.

There were 209 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.4% were non-families. 41.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 38.0% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,136, and the median income for a family was $63,750. Males had a median income of $50,750 versus $36,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,102. About 1.8% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

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St. Dennis, Louisville

St. Dennis is a former census-designated place in western Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 9,177 at the 2000 census. In 2003, the area was consolidated into the new Louisville Metro due to the merger of the Jefferson County and Louisville governments into one entity, thus St. Dennis remains as a unique neighborhood within Louisville.

Geography
St. Dennis is located at 38.18833°N, -85.84583°W (38.1884, -85.8458).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.8 km2, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,177 people, 3,725 households, and 2,559 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,352.4 /km2. There were 4,060 housing units at an average density of 598.3 /km2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 63.75% White, 33.92% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.

There were 3,725 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,782, and the median income for a family was $40,599. Males had a median income of $32,180 versus $21,774 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,184. About 11.1% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

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St. Matthews, Kentucky

St. Matthews is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It forms part of the Louisville Metro government but is separately incorporated as a home rule-class city. The population was 17,472 at the 2010 census, up from 15,852 at the 2000 census. It is the 23rd-largest city in the state. St. Matthews is one of the state's major shopping areas, home to the fifth-largest mall in Kentucky (Mall St. Matthews) along with many smaller shopping centers along Shelbyville Road.

History
Dating the arrival of American Indians to present-day Kentucky remains controversial, with estimates ranging from 40,000 to 10,000 years before the present. As with later European cultures, indigenous cultures were often divided near the falls of the Ohio River, which marked a transition zone in travel and settlement. During the late Woodland period (c. 1st century), this area was between the Ohioan Hopewell culture and the Illinois Crab Orchard culture that extended to the west. Later (c. 1200), it was the boundary between the Mississippian and Fort Ancient cultures. During the 18th century, the area was claimed by various Indian tribes, including the Shawnee from the northwest and the Iroquois to the east; based in New York and Pennsylvania, the Iroquois used the Ohio Valley as a hunting ground by right of conquest.

The area eventually known as St. Matthews was first settled by European Americans in 1779 during the American Revolutionary War by Col. James John Floyd of Virginia. He had conducted an important survey of the Jefferson County area in 1774, and bought 2000 acre of land from Virginia and other colonial veterans who had been awarded the parcels for their service in the French and Indian War (known as the Seven Years' War in Europe). He arrived overland on November 8, 1779, bringing several family members and a black slave. They built cabins and a stockade, which came to be known as "Floyd's Station".

During the early 19th century, the area held several plantations and was known as the "garden of the state". As with most areas of the Inner Bluegrass Region, the area was settled by many migrants from Virginia, who brought slaves for labor. The major crops were labor-intensive tobacco and hemp; breeding livestock, primarily horses, was also important to the economy. There were some changes to mixed crops because the soil was exhausted from tobacco. In the years before the Civil War, Kentucky planters had a surplus of slaves and sold many at markets in Louisville to traders who took them to the Deep South in the domestic slave trade. Demand was high as the South was being developed for sugar and especially cotton. The invention of the cotton gin had made cultivation of short-staple cotton profitable.

The St. Matthews community developed around the intersection of what are now Breckenridge Lane, Shelbyville Road, and Westport Road. By 1840, it was known as "Gilman's Point", after local tavern owner Daniel Gilman. The name "St. Matthews" was adopted in 1850 after the completion of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, the area's first. It became the official name of the community in 1851 when the newly opened U.S. post office adopted it. Later numerous other Protestant churches were founded, including Baptist. Holy Trinity, the oldest of the three Catholic churches in the city, was completed in 1882, following immigration to the area of Catholics from Switzerland and Germany. Trinity High School was established nearby in association with the church.

St. Matthews was connected to the Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railroad, as well as a later railroad that connected Louisville to Anchorage and Middletown. The railroad did not greatly alter the economy of St. Matthews, however, which remained heavily agricultural well into the 20th century.

In the early 20th century, it produced so many potatoes that it was a major center of the country for this crop. From 1910 to 1946, it was home to the St. Matthews Produce Exchange, which was once the second-largest potato shipper in the country. The area began changing in the early 20th century as a result of urban transit and automobile traffic. Gradually the farms were subdivided and developed as residential areas. The original landowners' names – including Brown, Rudy, Nanz, Monohan, Oeschner, and Stich – were used for local streets. The town's first bank was founded in 1905. A modern shopping district began developing in the 1920s, to include the landmark Vogue Theater, opened in 1938.

Growth of the area was accelerated by the Ohio River flood of 1937, which caused many families to leave low-lying ground in Louisville and move to St. Matthews. It incorporated as a city in 1950, partially to address infrastructure problems and to build a sewer system. The Mall St. Matthews, Louisville's first indoor shopping mall, opened around this time.

In 2001, St. Matthews annexed the cities of Broad Fields, Cherrywood Village, Fairmeade, Plymouth Village, and Springlee.

Geography
St. Matthews is located in north-central Jefferson County at 38.25°N, -85.6425°W (38.249931, −85.642613). It is 7 mi east of downtown Louisville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.2 km2, of which 0.04 sqkm, or 0.36%, are water.

The present boundaries of St. Matthews are roughly Cannons Lane to the west, I-264 to the south and east, and several subdivisions off Brownsboro Road to the north. These include Bellewood, Brownsboro Village, Maryhill Estates, and Windy Hills. Farther east, St. Matthews is bordered by Woodlawn Park, Graymoor-Devondale, Lyndon, and Norwood. The separately incorporated cities of Richlawn, Beechwood Village and Norbourne Estates are enclaves within St. Matthews.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,852 people, 7,978 households, and 3,661 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,938.3 PD/sqmi. There were 8,537 housing units at an average density of 2,121.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 90.32% White, 4.95% African American, 0.15% Native American, 2.62% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.

There were 7,978 households, out of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.9% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.1% were non-families. 45.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.94 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 17.0% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

Education
St. Matthews has a lending library, a branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. Waggener High School and St. Matthews Elementary School.

Notable people

 * Bob Heleringer, Louisville lawyer and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, 1980–2002; St. Matthews resident
 * Jonathan Hay, Louisville record producer who worked out of his studio in St. Matthews for over a decade. Some of his projects that were recorded in St. Matthews landed on Billboard charts. He was a victim of a home invasion at Mallard Crossing in the local neighborhood but survived the attack.

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St. Regis Park, Kentucky

St. Regis Park is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, and a part of the Louisville Metro government. The population was 1,454 as of the 2010 census.

Geography
St. Regis Park is located in east-central Jefferson County. It is bordered to the south by Cambridge and Lincolnshire and otherwise by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. The northern end of the city limits is at the I-64/I-264 interchange, 9 mi east of downtown Louisville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, St. Regis Park has a total area of 0.9 km2, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,520 people, 582 households, and 463 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,251.8 PD/sqmi. There were 595 housing units at an average density of 1,664.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.78% White, 1.78% African American, 0.66% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 582 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $73,350, and the median income for a family was $81,498. Males had a median income of $45,078 versus $29,637 for females. The per capita income for the city was $31,975. None of the families and 2.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 6.1% of those over 64.

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Strathmoor Manor, Kentucky

Strathmoor Manor is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 337 at the 2010 census.

The city is characterized by tree-lined streets and wide setbacks.

Geography
Strathmoor Manor is located in central Jefferson County. It is bordered to the northeast by Strathmoor Village and on all other sides by Louisville. U.S. Route 150 (Bardstown Road) forms the northeast border of the community. It is 5 mi southeast of downtown Louisville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Strathmoor Manor has a total area of 0.15 km2, all land.

History
Along with Strathmoor Village and Kingsley, Strathmoor Manor represents part of the earlier Louisville suburb of Strathmoor.

Much of Strathmoor Manor was developed by Clarence C. Hieatt, who constructed over 70 subdivisions in Louisville in sixty years as a developer. It was developed gradually from 1921 to 1925 and incorporated as a city in 1931.

Government
Strathmoor Manor has a mayor-commission form of government. In addition to the elected mayor there are four elected city commissioners. The mayor and four commissioners together comprise the city commission.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 333 people, 141 households, and 90 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,702.4 PD/sqmi. There were 129 housing units at an average density of 2,596.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.20% White, 0.90% Asian, 0.60% from other races, and 0.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 129 households, out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $80,764, and the median income for a family was $88,682. Males had a median income of $60,139 versus $46,591 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,171. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.

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Strathmoor Village, Kentucky

Strathmoor Village is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 648 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Strathmoor Village is located in central Jefferson County. It is bordered to the southwest by Strathmoor Manor, to the east by Kingsley, to the north by Seneca Gardens, and otherwise by Louisville.

U.S. Route 150 (Bardstown Road) forms the southwest border of the city, and Kentucky Route 155 (Taylorsville Road) forms the northern border. Downtown Louisville is 5 mi to the northwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Strathmoor Village has a total area of 0.27 sqkm, all land.

History
Strathmoor Village was incorporated in 1928.

Strathmoor Village annexed the city of Strathmoor Gardens in 1993.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 625 people, 261 households, and 176 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,311.9 PD/sqmi. There were 267 housing units at an average density of 2,696.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.16% White, 1.44% African American, 1.28% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 261 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $64,375, and the median income for a family was $73,438. Males had a median income of $47,656 versus $37,891 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,370. None of the families and 0.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under 18s and 2.5% of those over 64.

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Sycamore, Kentucky

Sycamore is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 160 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Sycamore is located in eastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the east by Douglass Hills, to the south and west by Blue Ridge Manor, and otherwise by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. U.S. Route 60 (Shelbyville Road) forms the southern border of the community. Downtown Louisville is 11 mi to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Sycamore has a total area of 0.04 km2, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 159 people, 89 households, and 45 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,837.0 PD/sqmi. There were 90 housing units at an average density of 3,304.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 83.02% White, 15.09% African American and 1.89% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.52% of the population.

There were 89 households, out of which 15.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.5% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.4% were non-families. 46.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.79 and the average family size was 2.42.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 15.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 69.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 61.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $48,750, and the median income for a family was $60,313. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $33,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,239. None of the families and 4.7% of the population were living below the poverty line.

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Ten Broeck, Kentucky

Ten Broeck is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 103 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Ten Broeck is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the west by Manor Creek and Broeck Pointe, to the southwest by Murray Hill, and on all other sides by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. Kentucky Route 22 (Brownsboro Road) forms the northern border of the community. Downtown Louisville is 11 mi to the southwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Ten Broeck has a total area of 0.57 km2, of which 5624 sqm, or 0.99%, are water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 129 people, 47 households, and 39 families residing in the city. The population density was 537.3 PD/sqmi. There were 48 housing units at an average density of 199.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 94.57% White, 1.55% African American, 2.33% Asian, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.

There were 47 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.7% were married couples living together, 2.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 16.3% from 25 to 44, 35.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $134,063, and the median income for a family was $138,174. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $82,038 for females. The per capita income for the city was $51,593. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.

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Thornhill, Kentucky

Thornhill is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 178 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Thornhill is located in northeastern Jefferson County. Kentucky Route 22 (Brownsboro Road) forms the southern boundary of the city. Thornhill is 1 mi northeast of Northfield and 8 mi northeast of downtown Louisville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Thornhill has a total area of 0.12 km2, all land.

Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 175 people, 72 households, and 60 families living in the city. The population density was 3,810.4 PD/sqmi. There were 75 housing units at an average density of 1,633.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 99.43% White and 0.57% Native American. Of the 72 households, 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.6% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.3% were non-families. 13.9% of households were one person and 6.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.66.

The age distribution was 21.1% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% 65 or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median household income was $84,326 and the median family income was $100,391. Males had a median income of $61,000 versus $48,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $38,698. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.

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Valley Station, Louisville

Valley Station, Kentucky is a former census-designated place in southwestern Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 22,946 at the 2000 census. When the government of Jefferson County merged with the city of Louisville, Kentucky in 2003, residents of Valley Station also became citizens of Louisville Metro. As a result, Valley Station is said to be a neighborhood within the city limits of Louisville by local media. It was named for its location in the valley between Muldraugh Hill and the Knobs.

The area was first settled in the mid-nineteenth century. The Salt River Turnpike, today's Dixie Highway, ran through the area. Large-scale suburban development occurred in the 1950s and 1960s, similar to nearby Pleasure Ridge Park. Valley High School is located in the area.

Valley Station is home to Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landing and the Levee Trail.

Geography
Valley Station is located at 38.1112°N, -85.8702°W.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.2 km2, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,946 people, 8,723 households, and 6,568 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,134.4 /km2. There were 8,948 housing units at an average density of 442.4 /km2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.66% White, 2.14% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 8,723 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,290, and the median income for a family was $47,650. Males had a median income of $34,763 versus $23,731 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,759. About 4.0% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over. 9.6% have a bachelor's degree or higher, 22.6% don't have a high school degree.

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Watterson Park, Kentucky

Watterson Park is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 976 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Watterson Park is located in central Jefferson County. Interstate 264 runs just north of the city limits, while Newburg Road forms the northeast border and Poplar Level Road (Kentucky Route 864) forms parts of the southwest border. Downtown Louisville is 7 mi to the northwest. Watterson Park is bordered to the east by West Buechel, and Poplar Hills touches a small length of the southwest boundary.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Watterson Park has a total area of 3.7 km2, of which 7888 sqm, or 0.21%, are water.

Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 953 people in 504 households, including 252 families, in the city. The population density was 675.9 PD/sqmi. There were 538 housing units at an average density of 381.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 78.38% White, 16.68% African American, 0.42% Native American, 1.47% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 2.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63%.

Watterson Park's largest racial or ethnic groups groups as of the 2020 Census were White (44.5%) followed by Black (29.7%) and Hispanic (20.8%).

Of the 504 households 16.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.9% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.0% were non-families. 44.0% of households were one person and 17.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.89 and the average family size was 2.55.

The age distribution was 14.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median household income was $25,417 and the median family income was $34,917. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $22,759 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,933. About 7.5% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

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Wellington, Kentucky

Wellington is a home rule-class city in metro Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is considered to be part of the Upper Highlands section of Louisville. It was incorporated in 1946. The population was 565 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Wellington is located in central Jefferson County. It is surrounded by the city of Louisville. U.S. Route 150 (Bardstown Road) forms the southwest border of the community. Downtown Louisville is 6 mi to the northwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Wellington has a total area of 0.24 km2, all land.

Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 561 people in 246 households, including 167 families, in the city. The population density was 6,101.5 PD/sqmi. There were 258 housing units at an average density of 2,806.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.15% White, 1.43% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.67%.

Of the 246 households 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.5% of households were one person and 13.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.77.

The age distribution was 20.7% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.

The median household income was $57,031 and the median family income was $67,500. Males had a median income of $40,625 versus $36,719 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,235. About 1.8% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

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West Buechel, Kentucky

West Buechel is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,230 at the 2010 census, down from 1,301 at the 2000 census.

Geography
West Buechel is located in central Jefferson County. It is bordered to the west by Watterson Park and on all other sides by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. U.S. Route 150 forms the northeast boundary of the city, while Newburg Road forms most of the southwest boundary. Downtown Louisville is 7 mi to the northwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, West Buechel has a total area of 1.6 km2, of which 0.02 sqkm, or 1.30%, are water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,301 people, 554 households, and 335 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,002.7 PD/sqmi. There were 583 housing units at an average density of 897.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 61.26% White, 25.98% African American, 7.15% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 3.23% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.23% of the population.

There were 554 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95.

18% of West Buechel residents identify as having Yugoslavian ancestry, making West Buechel the most Yugoslavian city in the country.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 15.4% from 18 to 24, 37.8% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $35,588. Males had a median income of $22,400 versus $21,563 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,562. About 14.7% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.

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Westwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Westwood is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 634 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Westwood is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the east by Rolling Hills, to the north by Langdon Place, to the northwest by Plantation, and otherwise by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. Downtown Louisville is 10 mi to the southwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Westwood has a total area of 0.31 km2, all land.

Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 612 people in 217 households, including 189 families, in the city. The population density was 4,729.5 PD/sqmi. There were 218 housing units at an average density of 1,684.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.55% White, 0.49% African American, 0.98% Asian, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31%.

Of the 217 households 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.2% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.9% were non-families. 11.1% of households were one person and 5.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.04.

The age distribution was 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.

The median household income was $73,295 and the median family income was $74,318. Males had a median income of $50,083 versus $34,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,079. About 1.5% of families and 0.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

title: Westwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky


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Whipps Millgate, Kentucky

Whipps Millgate is a former city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 415 at the 2000 census. The City of Whipps Millgate was incorporated on April 26, 1969, it was dissolved and annexed by the City of Lyndon, Kentucky on July 1, 2001.

Geography
Whipps Millgate is located at 38.27667°N, -85.57611°W (38.276637, -85.576243).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.1 sqmi, all of it land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 415 people, 203 households, and 110 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,402.8 PD/sqmi. There were 212 housing units at an average density of 3,270.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 85.78% White, 9.88% African American, 0.48% Native American, 2.65% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.

There were 203 households, out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.8% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.70.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 37.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,393, and the median income for a family was $44,327. Males had a median income of $36,354 versus $21,167 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,646. About 4.3% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

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Wildwood, Kentucky

Wildwood is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Wildwood is located in eastern Jefferson County at 38.25047°N, -85.5743°W. It is bordered to the west by Lyndon and otherwise by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. U.S. Route 60 (Shelbyville Road) forms the southern boundary of the community, and downtown Louisville is 10 mi to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Wildwood has a total area of 0.19 km2, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 247 people, 111 households, and 75 families living in the city. The population density was 2,935.8 PD/sqmi. There were 115 housing units at an average density of 1,366.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.79% White, 0.40% Native American, 0.40% Asian, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.

There were 111 households, out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 18.6% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 29.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $61,250, and the median income for a family was $75,484. Males had a median income of $52,083 versus $37,143 for females. The per capita income for the city was $38,251. None of the families and 0.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 2.7% of those over 64.

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Windy Hills, Kentucky

Windy Hills is a home rule-class city, incorporated in 1952, in eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,385 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Windy Hills is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the north by Indian Hills, at its northernmost point by Northfield, to the east by Graymoor-Devondale, to the south by Woodlawn Park and St. Matthews, to the southwest by Maryhill Estates, and otherwise by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. U.S. Route 42 forms the northern border of the city, and Interstate 264 forms the eastern border. Downtown Louisville is 7 mi to the west.

The Muddy Fork of Beargrass Creek, a tributary of the Ohio River, rises in the northeastern quarter of the city and flows westerly towards Hubbards Lane.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 km2, of which 9376 sqm, or 0.39%, are water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,480 people, 1,076 households, and 747 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,621.5 PD/sqmi. There were 1,125 housing units at an average density of 1,189.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.49% White, 2.14% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 1,076 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $66,905, and the median income for a family was $73,500. Males had a median income of $55,952 versus $37,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $34,509. About 2.9% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

title: Windy Hills, Kentucky


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Woodland Hills, Kentucky

Woodland Hills is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 696 at the 2010 census.

Woodland Hills is an eastern suburb of Louisville and is entirely surrounded by the city of Middletown.

Geography
Woodland Hills is located at 38.23917°N, -85.52944°W (38.239270, -85.529448). It is 13 mi east of downtown Louisville and 1 mi west of Interstate 265, one mile north of that highway's junction with Interstate 64.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.55 sqkm, all land.

2010 census
At the 2010 census, there were 696 people, 282 households and 190 families living in the city. The population density was 3,017.7 PD/sqmi. There were 294 housing units at an average density of 1,274.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup was 93.4% White, 4.3% Black or African American, 1.0% Asian and 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 282 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.05.

24.7% Of the population were under the age of 18 and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

2000 census
At the 2000 census, there were 657 people, 284 households and 203 families living in the city. The population density was 2,848.6 PD/sqmi. There were 289 housing units at an average density of 1,253.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup was 99.24% White, 0.61% African American and 0.15% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 284 households, of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.76.

20.1% of the po;ulation were under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median household income was $59,904 and the median family income was $61,083. Males had a median income of $42,250 and females $30,156. The per capita income was $27,897. None of the families and 0.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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Woodlawn Park, Kentucky

Woodlawn Park is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 942 at the 2010 census, down from 1,033 at the 2000 census.

History
Woodlawn Park lies on the site of the former Woodlawn Race Course, which opened in 1859 and drew national attention. The course closed after the Civil War. R. A. Alexander, noted breeder, was a major figure in buying estate for the National Racing Association. He contracted with Tiffany's to design the Woodlawn Vase, used in 1861 and 1862. It was buried for safety during the war. The vase is now the winner's trophy at the Preakness Stakes, where a replica is given each year.

Woodlawn Park was incorporated March 10, 1955.

Geography
Woodlawn Park is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the north by Windy Hills, to the west by St. Matthews, to the south by Beechwood Village, and to the east by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County.

Interstate 264 runs just east of the community.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Woodlawn Park has a total area of 0.63 km2, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,033 people, 428 households, and 312 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,190.7 PD/sqmi. There were 435 housing units at an average density of 1,764.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.58% White, 0.97% African American, 0.77% Asian, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 428 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $55,000, and the median income for a family was $61,016. Males had a median income of $45,357 versus $33,365 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,446. About 1.3% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over.

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Worthington Hills, Kentucky

City of Worthington Hills is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,446 at the 2010 census, down from 1,594 at the 2000 census.

A suburb of Louisville, City of Worthington Hills was separately incorporated by the state legislature on January 31, 1980.

Geography
City of Worthington Hills is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the north and east by Coldstream and otherwise by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. Downtown Louisville is 15 mi to the southwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.64 km2, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,594 people, 577 households, and 447 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,699.9 PD/sqmi. There were 589 housing units at an average density of 2,106.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 63.68% White, 30.74% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.69% Asian, 1.88% from other races, and 1.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.33% of the population.

There were 577 households, out of which 44.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 40.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 2.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $56,250, and the median income for a family was $58,500. Males had a median income of $40,278 versus $27,162 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,199. About 3.5% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

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Nicholasville, Kentucky

Nicholasville is a home rule city in and the county seat of Jessamine County, Kentucky. The population was 31,490 during the 2020 U.S. census, making Nicholasville the 10th-largest settlement in the state.

Since the late 20th century, Nicholasville has undergone rapid growth; the population increased 440.23% between 1970 and 2020. The city serves as both a residential area for Lexington-area commuters and as an employment and shopping center for central Kentucky.

History
Nicholasville was founded by European Americans in 1798, after the American Revolutionary War, and incorporated in 1837. The town was named in honor of Colonel George Nicholas, a father of the Kentucky Constitution in 1792. The Young House in Nicholasville is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The city has grown rapidly since the late 20th century and is working to accommodate new highways and transportation needs. Many residents commute to Lexington for work. Others are part of building Nicholasville as a center of retail services for the county.

Geography
Downtown Nicholasville is approximately 6 mi south of Fayette County. The city serves as a logistics and commuter hub between Lexington and Nicholasville's neighboring counties, especially Garrard County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.08 sqmi, of which 13.01 sqmi is land and 0.07 sqmi, or 0.52%, is water. Some artificial ponds, including Lake Mingo (named after the Native American Mingo people), are present in the city. Town Fork, a partially channelized stream, runs south and passes underneath downtown, eventually draining into Jessamine Creek.

Climate
Nicholasville is in the northern periphery of the humid subtropical climate zone, with hot and humid summers, cool winters, and occasional mild periods, especially in autumn. The city and the surrounding Bluegrass region have four distinct seasons that include cool plateau breezes, moderate nights in the summer, and no prolonged periods of rain, snow, or other severe weather.

Demographics
As of the 2020 census, there were 31,490 people, 11,244 households, and 7,503 families residing in the city. The population density was 2141.9 /sqmi. There were 11,405 housing units at an average density of 872.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 90% White (87.5% non-Hispanic), 5.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 3.5% of the population.

There were 11,244 households, out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.07.

The age distribution was 27.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

According to Census Bureau data for 2011 from the American Community Survey's five-year estimates, the median income for a household in the city was $43,453, and the median income for a family was $52,419. Full-time male workers had a median income of $37,954 versus $33,330 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,526. About 14.5% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture
The city is home to the Kentucky Wine and Vine Fest. The annual festival showcases wines from commercial vineyards and amateur winemakers from across Kentucky and the surrounding region. In 2014, it was named as the "Official Wine Festival of Kentucky" by the Kentucky General Assembly. Nicholasville is near Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument and Camp Nelson National Cemetery.

Government
The Nicholasville government operates under a non-partisan city commission, which exercises both executive and legislative powers. The commission is composed of a mayor and four commissioners; all are elected at-large, requiring each candidate to gain the support of the majority of the electorate. In addition, the four commissioners are elected to manage particular city departments. They serve two-year terms; the mayor is elected to a four-year term. The commission wields all executive, legislative, and administrative powers.

In 2012, there was a proposal on the ballot to change the form of city government to that of a mayor–council government, in order to separate the legislative and executive functions, but the proposal was defeated.

Commissioners draft and pass laws and, by managing their respective departments, ensure the laws are carried out efficiently. The mayor administers oaths, signs documents on the city's behalf, and conducts commission meetings. As a member of the commission, the mayor has legislative powers equal to that of the commissioners. Commission meetings take place twice monthly.

Education
Jessamine County Schools provides public education. Nicholasville Elementary School is located in the city. Students go to schools in the county for middle and high school grades.

The Hattie C. Warner Elementary School on Wilmore Road is named after local teacher Hattie Catherine Warner (1886–1963) who taught for 46 years in Jessamine County. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1913 and is buried in the Maple Grove cemetery.

Nicholasville has a lending library, the Jessamine County Public Library.

U.S. highways

 * U.S. Route 27 is a major north–south artery. A four-lane arterial highway with a center-turning lane serves drivers from the Lexington city limits to the Business US 27 intersection north of the city center. US 27 diverts to the western edge of the city center on a four-lane, controlled-access bypass and continues south of the city toward the Kentucky River.

State routes

 * Kentucky Route 29 is an east–west two-lane highway that stretches from the western fringes of the city west of the U.S. 27 bypass to Business U.S. 27 in downtown Nicholasville. It is known as Wilmore Road west of U.S. 27 and east of Maple Street.
 * Kentucky Route 39 is a north–south highway that stretches from the farms south of the city before concluding at Business U.S. 27 at downtown. It is known as Maple Street, and as Sulphur Well Road and then Lancaster Road.
 * Kentucky Route 169 is an east–west highway that cuts through the city center. It has intersections with U.S. 27 and Business U.S. 27. It is known as Keene Road northwest of the city center, then 3rd Street, Richmond Road and Union Mills Road on the east side.
 * Kentucky Route 1980 is known as Ash Grove Road and travels into Fayette County to the east. It departs from U.S. 27 just south of the Lexington city limits.
 * Kentucky Route 3375 traverses west of U.S. 27, north of the city center, and is known as Catnip Hill Road.

Notable people

 * Cheryl Avioli, former member of the New York State Public Service Commission
 * Donald Brumfield, jockey
 * Richard J. Corman, founder of R.J Corman Railroad Group
 * Charles K. Duncan, U.S. Navy admiral
 * Danny Fargo, professional wrestler
 * Chris Holtmann, head men's basketball coach, DePaul University
 * Lee Thomas Miller, country songwriter
 * John Michael Montgomery, musician
 * Lena Madesin Phillips, lawyer
 * John C. Watts, U.S. Representative
 * Bennett H. Young, Confederate officer involved in the St. Albans Raid

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Wilmore, Kentucky

Wilmore is a home rule-class city in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,999 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 sqmi, all of it land.

History
A post office called "Wilmore" was established in 1877. It was named for John R. Wilmore, a local landowner and former slave owner.

In 1882, the Southern Railway established a line through the county and located a flag stop at Wilmore which was briefly called "Scott's Station". It was named for John D. Scott, the owner of the site. The station's name was soon changed to Wilmore.

By the 1890s, Wilmore was a prosperous settlement with a population of about 600. Wilmore was an important shipping point for cattle, hogs, grain and other produce, and the settlement had a blacksmith, carriage repair shops, two drug stores, three doctors, three large stores, a hardware store, two butcher shops, a livery stable, a school, several churches, a glass mill, and a grist mill. Asbury University (formerly Asbury College) was founded in 1890.

Wilmore was incorporated in 1918.

From 1970 to 2012, Wilmore was the original location of the Ichthus Music Festival, a gathering of Christian musical artists and speakers; upon its revival in 2021 it returned to Wilmore. The city is home to the Highbridge Film Festival, a showcase for locally produced films.

Several locations in Wilmore are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Asbury University Administration Building (renamed the Hager Administration Building), the East Main Street Historic District, the Kenyon Avenue Historic District, the Lexington and Main Historic District, the Morrison-Kenyon Library, and the North Lexington Avenue Historic District.

Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 5,905 people, 1,638 households, and 1,215 families living in the city. The population density was 2239.1 /sqmi. There were 1,740 housing units at an average density of 659.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 94.53% White, 1.93% African American, 0.14% Native American, 2.08% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30%.

Of the 1,638 households 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 21.2% of households were one person and 7.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.14.

The age distribution was 22.2% under the age of 18, 26.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 12.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% 65 or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median household income was $31,500 and the median family income was $40,000. Males had a median income of $26,192 versus $25,362 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,602. About 9.1% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Asbury University (formerly Asbury College) and Asbury Theological Seminary are located in Wilmore.

title: Wilmore, Kentucky