Editing Forest Hills, Kentucky

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'''Forest Hills''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. It was formally incorporated by the [[Kentucky Assembly|state assembly]] in 1959.<ref>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Forest Hills, Kentucky". Accessed 26 July 2013.</ref> The population was 444 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2128342| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Forest Hills city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=May 29, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213112335/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2128342| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Forest Hills is located in eastern Jefferson County at {{coord|38|12|47|N|85|34|55|W|type:city}} (38.213169, -85.582062).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the northwest by [[Hurstbourne Acres, Kentucky|Hurstbourne Acres]] and on all other sides by [[Jeffersontown, Kentucky|Jeffersontown]]. [[Interstate 64]] passes just north of the city border, with access from Exit 15 (Hurstbourne Parkway). I-64 leads west {{convert|11|mi}} to downtown [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] and east {{convert|40|mi}} to [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Forest Hills has a total area of {{convert|0.75|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1960= 180
|1970= 469
|1980= 502
|1990= 454
|2000= 494
|2010= 444
|2020= 438
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 494 people, 195 households, and 147 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,560.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 198 housing units at an average density of {{convert|625.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.95% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.42% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 2.02% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.20% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] 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% were [[Marriage|married 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. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $24,024. About 1.5% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Jefferson County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Louisville metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1959]]
[[Category:1959 establishments in Kentucky]]