Editing Rolling Fields, Kentucky

{{hatnote|Not to be confused with the similarly-named city of [[Rolling Hills, Kentucky]], nearby.}}
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'''Rolling Fields''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. The population was 646 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/G001/1600000US2166486| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Rolling Fields city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=June 19, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213101500/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2166486| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> It incorporated as a city in 1958.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apps.sos.ky.gov/land/cities/citydetail.asp?id=346&city=Rolling%20Fields&idctr=343|publisher=Kentucky Secretary of State|title=Kentucky Land Office database|access-date=2011-11-17}}</ref>

It was the fifth-wealthiest city in Kentucky by median household income in 2000. It is adjacent to the similar small cities of [[Indian Hills, Kentucky|Indian Hills]] and [[Mockingbird Valley, Kentucky|Mockingbird Valley]], and all three are served by the Indian Hills Police Department.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rolling Fields considers raising its property tax rate|newspaper=[[Courier-Journal]]|author=Elson, Martha|pages=B2|date=2003-07-29}}</ref>

After settlement by Europeans, the land was part of the Veech family farm for over 100 years. Land from the farm was also developed into Indian Hills and the adjoining Louisville Country Club. Most of the homes in Rolling Fields were built in the 1940s and 1950s.

==Geography==
Rolling Fields is located in northern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the west by [[Mockingbird Valley, Kentucky|Mockingbird Valley]], to the east by [[Indian Hills, Kentucky|Indian Hills]], and otherwise by consolidated [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]/Jefferson County. It is {{convert|5|mi|0}} east of [[downtown Louisville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Rolling Fields has a total area of {{convert|0.60|km2|order=flip|2}}, all of it recorded as land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Swing Lane west of Club Lane is actually in Mockingbird Valley, although the only egress is into Rolling Hills. The homes on the east side of the lane are in Rolling Fields, while those on the west side are either in Mockingbird Valley or Louisville.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1960= 816
|1970= 714
|1980= 731
|1990= 593
|2000= 648
|2010= 646
|2020= 720
|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 648 people, 253 households, and 195 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,687.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 263 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,090.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.07% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.62% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 253 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 2.0% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $122,386, and the median income for a family was $138,765. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $41,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $73,152. None of the families and 1.5% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 2.4% of those over 64.

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==External links==
*[http://rollingfieldsky.org/ Official city website]

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[[Category:Cities in Jefferson County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1958]]
[[Category:1958 establishments in Kentucky]]