Moorland is a

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of Louisville,

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, United States. It is separately incorporated as a home rule-class city.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Moorland, Kentucky". Accessed 26 August 2013. The population was 431 as of the 2010 census.

Geography

Moorland is located in northeastern Jefferson County at (38.273020, -85.579048). It is bordered to the south, east, and west by Lyndon, and to the north by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. It is east of downtown Louisville. According to the

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

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 464 people in 206 households, including 127 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 213 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the city was 91.81% White, 4.74% African American, 0.43% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 2.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65%. Of the 206 households 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 32.5% of households were one person and 4.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.85. The age distribution was 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males. The median household income was $40,469 and the median family income was $45,096. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,092. About 1.4% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the

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, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. 1713moorland.jpg, Redwood home in Moorland moorlandscene.jpg, Quiet day in Moorland

References

{{authority control Cities in Kentucky Cities in Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville metropolitan area Populated places established in 1959 1959 establishments in Kentucky