Editing Moorland, Kentucky

{{hatnote|Not to be confused with [[Morehead, Kentucky]].}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Moorland, Kentucky
|settlement_type          = [[list of Ky cities|City]]
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|image_caption            = Entry sign
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|map_caption              = Location of Moorland in Jefferson County, Kentucky
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Kentucky]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson]]
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|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = 1959<ref name=sos/>

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 433
|population_density_km2   = 1780.66
|population_density_sq_mi = 4606.38

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|postal_code              = 40223
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|blank_info               = 21-53328
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'''Moorland''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], [[Kentucky]], United States.<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Moorland, Kentucky". Accessed 26 August 2013.</ref> The population was 431 as of 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/G001/1600000US2153328| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Moorland city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=June 15, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213113902/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2153328| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Moorland is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the south, east, and west by [[Lyndon, Kentucky|Lyndon]], and to the north by consolidated [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]/Jefferson County. It is {{convert|11|mi}} east of [[downtown Louisville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.24|km2|order=flip|2}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1960= 599
|1970= 705
|1980= 513
|1990= 467
|2000= 464
|2010= 431
|2020= 433
|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>
}}
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 464 people in 206 households, including 127 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|4,830.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 213 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,217.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 91.81% White, 4.74% African American, 0.43% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 2.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65%.<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 the 206 households 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 32.5% of households were one person and 4.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.85.

The age distribution was 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median household income was $40,469 and the median family income  was $45,096. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,092. About 1.4% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

<gallery>
1713moorland.jpg|Redwood home in Moorland
moorlandscene.jpg|Quiet day in Moorland
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Louisville neighborhoods}}

{{Jefferson County, Kentucky}}
{{Louisville}}

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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]]