Goose Creek is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County,

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, United States. The population was 294 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Goose Creek is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the northwest by

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, to the northeast by

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, to the south by Murray Hill, and to the north, southeast, and west by consolidated

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/Jefferson County. It is northeast of

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. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

History

The city is named for Goose Creek, which passes to the west of the city limits and flows northwest to its mouth at the

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. The creek itself may have been named for wild

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observed in the area by early settlers, or for William Goose, a wagon maker who settled in the area in the late 18th century. The area was also known as "Florida Heights" by 1881 and continued under this name as late as 1912. A local post office was established in 1892 and closed in 1902. The city was incorporated in 1969.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Goose Creek, Kentucky". Accessed 28 July 2013.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 272 people, 115 households, and 93 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 115 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.96%

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, 1.47%

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, 0.37% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.21% of the population. There were 115 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.5% were

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living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.68. In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 2.6% from 18 to 24, 19.9% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 27.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $66,250, and the median income for a family was $87,500. Males had a median income of $53,750 versus $36,563 for females. The

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for the city was $34,124. None of the families and 0.7% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 2.8% of those over 64.

References

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