Forest Hills, Kentucky | |
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 Location of Forest Hills in Jefferson County, Kentucky | |
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| Coordinates:38°12′57″N85°35′00″W / 38.21583°N 85.58333°W /38.21583; -85.58333 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Jefferson |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2) |
| • Land | 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 438 |
| • Density | 1,515.2/sq mi (585.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 41527 |
| FIPS code | 21-28342 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403634[2] |
| Website | www |
Forest Hills is ahome rule-class city inJefferson County,Kentucky, United States. It was formally incorporated by thestate assembly in 1959.[3] The population was 444 at the2010 census.[4]
Forest Hills is located in eastern Jefferson County at38°12′47″N85°34′55″W / 38.21306°N 85.58194°W /38.21306; -85.58194 (38.213169, -85.582062).[5] It is bordered to the northwest byHurstbourne Acres and on all other sides byJeffersontown.Interstate 64 passes just north of the city border, with access from Exit 15 (Hurstbourne Parkway). I-64 leads west 11 miles (18 km) to downtownLouisville and east 40 miles (64 km) toFrankfort.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, Forest Hills has a total area of 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2), all land.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1960 | 180 | — | |
| 1970 | 469 | 160.6% | |
| 1980 | 502 | 7.0% | |
| 1990 | 454 | −9.6% | |
| 2000 | 494 | 8.8% | |
| 2010 | 444 | −10.1% | |
| 2020 | 438 | −1.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
As of thecensus[7] of 2000, there were 494 people, 195 households, and 147 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,560.5 inhabitants per square mile (602.5/km2). There were 198 housing units at an average density of 625.5 per square mile (241.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.95%White, 1.42%Black orAfrican American, 2.02%Native American, 0.20%Asian, 0.20% fromother races, and 0.20% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 1.01% of the population.
There were 195 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% weremarried couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $65,500, and the median income for a family was $73,750. Males had a median income of $46,500 versus $32,750 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $24,024. About 1.5% of families and 2.9% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
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