Kingsley is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County,

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, United States. The population was 381 as of the 2010 census, down from 428 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of

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History

Many years ago the community was part of Farmington, the once sprawling farm of the Speed family. On March 1, 1924, developer C.C. Hieatt purchased off Taylorsville Road and created the subdivision of Kingsley as an extension of the Strathmoor neighborhood. On December 21, 1939, Kingsley was incorporated as a 6th-class city.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Kingsley, Kentucky". Accessed 1 August 2013.

Geography

Kingsley is located southeast of

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at (38.221570, -85.672551), on roughly a triangle of land between Taylorsville Road, Tyler Lane, and Byron Avenue. It is bordered to the northwest by

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, to the west by

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, and to the northeast by Bowman Field Regional Airport. According to the

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, Kingsley has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 428 people, 180 households, and 126 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 183 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.50%

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, 0.93%

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, 2.10%

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, 0.23%

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, 0.23% from

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of any race were 0.47% of the population. There were 180 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were

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living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.88. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $56,111, and the median income for a family was $63,750. Males had a median income of $43,542 versus $36,875 for females. The

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for the city was $25,348. About 1.8% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the

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, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

Governance

Kingsley contracts an independent police force in cooperation with two other small cities,

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and

. The three cities have occasionally discussed merging in order to increase their political clout within Louisville Metro. The Tree Board was established after it was noted that many of the older trees were dying or in poor health. In 2003, the National Arbor Day Foundation approved the application for the city to receive formal status as a

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. Many new trees have been planted in residents' front yards and Kingsley Green Park because of grants.City of Kingsley handbook

References

External links

City of Kingsley official website
{{authority control Cities in Kentucky Cities in Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville metropolitan area Populated places established in 1924 1924 establishments in Kentucky