Fox Chase is a home rule-class city in Bullitt County,

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, in the United States. It was formally incorporated by the

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in 1983.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Fox Chase, Kentucky". Accessed 26 July 2013. The population was 436 as of the 2020 census, down from 447 in the 2010 census.

Geography

Fox Chase is located in northern Bullitt County south of downtown

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. It is bordered on its west side by

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, with the closest access from Exit 121 (John Harper Highway) north of Fox Chase. Surrounding communities include the city of Hillview, with land to the north, southeast, and west; the city of Hebron Estates to the east; and unincorporated

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to the west of I-65. According to the

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, Fox Chase has a total area of , of which , or 1.72%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 476 people, 176 households, and 162 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 176 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.79%

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, and 0.21% from two or more races. There were 176 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 87.5% were

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living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.4% were non-families. 6.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 2.81. In the city the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 46.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $73,750, and the median income for a family was $75,790. Males had a median income of $50,781 versus $32,250 for females. The

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for the city was $30,371. None of the population or families were below the

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References

External links

City of Fox Chase official website
{{authority control Cities in Bullitt County, Kentucky Cities in Kentucky Populated places established in 1983 1983 establishments in Kentucky