Forest Hills, Kentucky Explained

Official Name:Forest Hills, Kentucky
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label:Forest Hills
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 Km2:0.75
Area Land Km2:0.75
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.29
Area Land Sq Mi:0.29
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:438
Population Density Km2:585.02
Population Density Sq Mi:1515.57
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:659
Coordinates:38.2158°N -85.5833°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:41527
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:21-28342
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2403634

Forest Hills is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1959.[2] The population was 444 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

Forest Hills is located in eastern Jefferson County at 38.2131°N -85.5819°W (38.213169, -85.582062).[4] It is bordered to the northwest by Hurstbourne Acres and on all other sides by Jeffersontown. Interstate 64 passes just north of the city border, with access from Exit 15 (Hurstbourne Parkway). I-64 leads west to downtown Louisville and east to Frankfort.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Forest Hills has a total area of 0.75km2, all land.[3]

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 494 people, 195 households, and 147 families residing in the city. The population density was 1560.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 198 housing units at an average density of 625.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 95.95% White, 1.42% Black or African American, 2.02% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 195 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $65,500, and the median income for a family was $73,750. Males had a median income of $46,500 versus $32,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,024. About 1.5% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 18, 2022.
  2. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Forest Hills, Kentucky". Accessed 26 July 2013.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Forest Hills city, Kentucky. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. May 29, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213112335/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2128342. February 13, 2020. dead.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .