Editing Meadow Vale, Kentucky

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'''Meadow Vale''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] the population was 736.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2151258| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Meadow Vale city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=June 8, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213113802/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2151258| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
The Meadow Vale [[Subdivision (land)|subdivision]] was developed in 1963 on the site of wheat and hay farmlands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/33605662/the_courierjournal/|title=Clipping from The Courier-Journal|website=Newspapers.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> Meadow Vale was  incorporated as a sixth-class city in 1967, and annexed one-hundred more homes in December of that year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/33605753/the_courierjournal/|title=Clipping from The Courier-Journal|website=Newspapers.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/33605860/the_courierjournal/|title=Clipping from The Courier-Journal|website=Newspapers.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref>

==Geography==
Meadow Vale is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the northwest by [[Rolling Hills, Kentucky|Rolling Hills]], to the southwest by [[Meadowbrook Farm, Kentucky|Meadowbrook Farm]], and on all other sides by consolidated [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]/Jefferson County. [[Downtown Louisville]] is {{convert|11|mi}} to the southwest. [[E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park|E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park]] is located to the east of the city's boundaries. [[Kentucky Route 1747|Hurstbourne Parkway]] was extended through Meadow Vale in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/33607513/the_courierjournal/|title=Clipping from The Courier-Journal|website=Newspapers.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-07}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Meadow Vale has a total area of {{convert|0.53|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 1231
|1980= 1008
|1990= 798
|2000= 765
|2010= 736
|2020= 730
|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 765 people, 284 households, and 234 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,765.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 285 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,402.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.33% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.78% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.66% of the population.

There were 284 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 14.4% 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 2.69 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $65,938, and the median income for a family was $71,477. Males had a median income of $46,071 versus $30,357 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $26,754. About 0.4% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

== Economy ==
The Westport Plaza shopping center opened in 1977, anchored by a [[Kmart (United States)|Kmart]] and an [[The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company|A&P]] supermarket.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/33606110/the_courierjournal/|title=Clipping from The Courier-Journal|website=Newspapers.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> Other stores and restaurants at Westport Plaza have included the present-day anchor tenant [[Kroger]], the first location of the [[Kentuckiana]]-based [[Mexican restaurant]] chain El Nopal, and the Hungry Pelican seafood restaurant, which operated at Blossom Lane and Goose Creek Road for several decades, noteworthy for its 150-gallon [[aquarium]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2004/09/27/focus2.html|title=Hungry Pelican owner develops customer, worker tactics over time|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://cityofmeadowvale.org/ City of Meadow Vale official website]

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