Editing Poplar Hills, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Poplar Hills, Kentucky
| settlement_type          = [[list of Ky cities|City]]
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| nickname                 = 
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| pushpin_label            = Poplar Hills
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| pushpin_map_caption      = Location within the state of Kentucky
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| map_caption              = Location of Poplar Hills in Jefferson County, Kentucky
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| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Kentucky]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kentucky|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson]]
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = Mayor – Commissioner
| leader_title1            = Deputy Mayor
| leader_name1             = Wyatt Allison (R)
| established_title        = Incorporated
| established_date         = 1983<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Poplar Hills, Kentucky". Accessed 27 September 2013.</ref>

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref                = Imperial
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| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 0.07
| area_land_km2            = 0.07
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.03
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.03
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 380
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| population_density_sq_mi = auto

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| elevation_ft             = 469
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code              = 40213
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| blank_info               = 21-62370
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'''Poplar Hills''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. It is a part of the [[Louisville Metro]] government, but operates as a city under the Mayor to Commissioner form of government. Per the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 380, but the city administration has made several annexation ordinances that have passed and awaits updated information. The current city population is estimated to be 380.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Poplar Hills city, Kentucky|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2162370|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref> It currently has the highest [[population density]] for any city in Kentucky.

==Geography==
Poplar Hills is located in central Jefferson County. It is bordered to the northeast by [[Watterson Park, Kentucky|Watterson Park]] and on all other sides by consolidated [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]/Jefferson County. [[Kentucky Route 864]] (Poplar Level Road) runs along the northeast border of the community. [[Downtown Louisville]] is {{convert|7|mi|0}} to the northwest.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Poplar Hills has a total area of {{convert|0.07|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2162370| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Poplar Hills city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=June 18, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213111845/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2162370| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 377
|2000= 396
|2010= 362
|2020= 380
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Poplar Hills city, Kentucky – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Poplar Hills city, Kentucky|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US2162370&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Poplar Hills city, Kentucky|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2162370&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Poplar Hills city, Kentucky|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2162370&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|157
|42
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42
|39.65%
|11.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.05%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|218
|210
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73
|55.05%
|58.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.21%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.76%
|1.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.25%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.79%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|8
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|2.02%
|0.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.37%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|9
|101
|style='background: #ffffe6; |252
|2.27%
|27.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |66.32%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''396'''
|'''362'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''380'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 Census===
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 396 people, 234 households, and 77 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|17,036.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 240 housing units at an average density of {{convert|10,324.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 40.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 55.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.76% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.52% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.27% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.27% of the population.

There were 234 households, out of which 15.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 15.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 66.7% were non-families. 50.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.69 and the average family size was 2.36.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 14.4% under the age of 18, 20.7% from 18 to 24, 44.7% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 2.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,964, and the median income for a family was $22,000. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $22,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,879. About 19.1% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.9% of those under age 18 and 46.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Louisville neighborhoods}}

{{Jefferson County, Kentucky}}
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[[Category:Cities in Jefferson County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1983]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Kentucky]]