Editing Windy Hills, Kentucky

{{Short description|City in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States}}
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'''Windy Hills''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]], incorporated in 1952, in eastern [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. The population was 2,385 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/G001/1600000US2183784| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Windy Hills city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=June 25, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213094130/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2183784| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Windy Hills is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the north by [[Indian Hills, Kentucky|Indian Hills]], at its northernmost point by [[Northfield, Kentucky|Northfield]], to the east by [[Graymoor-Devondale, Kentucky|Graymoor-Devondale]], to the south by [[Woodlawn Park, Kentucky|Woodlawn Park]] and [[St. Matthews, Kentucky|St. Matthews]], to the southwest by [[Maryhill Estates, Kentucky|Maryhill Estates]], and otherwise by consolidated [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]/Jefferson County. [[U.S. Route 42#Kentucky|U.S. Route 42]] forms the northern border of the city, and [[Interstate 264 (Kentucky)|Interstate 264]] forms the eastern border. [[Downtown Louisville]] is {{convert|7|mi|0}} to the west.

The Muddy Fork of [[Beargrass Creek (Kentucky)|Beargrass Creek]], a tributary of the [[Ohio River]], rises in the northeastern quarter of the city and flows westerly towards Hubbards Lane.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|9376|sqm|acre|order=flip|1}}, or 0.39%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1960= 1371
|1970= 1692
|1980= 2214
|1990= 2452
|2000= 2480
|2010= 2385
|2020= 2427
|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 2,480 people, 1,076 households, and 747 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,621.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,125 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,189.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.81% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.48% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 1,076 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $66,905, and the median income for a family was $73,500. Males had a median income of $55,952 versus $37,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $34,509. About 2.9% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://cityofwindyhills.com/ City of Windy Hills official website]

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{{Jefferson County, Kentucky}}
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[[Category:Cities in Jefferson County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Louisville metropolitan area]]