Beechwood Village, Kentucky Explained

Official Name:Beechwood Village, Kentucky
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label:Beechwood Village
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Kentucky
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jefferson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.72
Area Land Km2:0.72
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.28
Area Land Sq Mi:0.28
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1280
Population Density Km2:1776.38
Population Density Sq Mi:4604.32
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:532
Coordinates:38.2556°N -85.6297°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:21-05068
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2403836

Beechwood Village is a home rule-class city[2] in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1950.[3] The population was 1,280 as of the 2020 census, down from 1,324 at the 2010 census[4]

Geography

Beechwood Village is located in northern Jefferson County 7miles east of downtown Louisville. It is bordered to the north by Woodlawn Park and on all other sides by St. Matthews.

The southern boundary of Beechwood Village is U.S. Route 60, and Interstate 264 touches the northeast end of the city.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.72km2, all land.[4]

Demographics

At the 2000 census,[5] there were 1,173 people, 532 households and 336 families residing in the city. The population density was 4285.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 542 housing units at an average density of 1980.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 97.78% White, 0.43% Black or African American, 0.60% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 532 households, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.81.

19.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males.

The median household income was $52,500 and the median family income was $66,250. Males had a median income of $46,705 compared with $34,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,908. About 0.9% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 18, 2022.
  2. Web site: Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform . Kentucky League of Cities . December 30, 2014.
  3. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Beechwood Village, Kentucky". Accessed 15 July 2013.
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Beechwood Village city, Kentucky. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. May 24, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213093422/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2105068. February 13, 2020. dead.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .