Whipps Millgate is a former city in Jefferson County,

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, United States. The population was 415 at the 2000 census. The City of Whipps Millgate was incorporated on April 26, 1969, it was dissolved and annexed by the City of

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on July 1, 2001.

Geography

Whipps Millgate is located at (38.276637, -85.576243). According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 415 people, 203 households, and 110 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 212 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 85.78%

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, 9.88%

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, 0.48% Native American, 2.65%

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, 0.24% from

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, and 0.96% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.20% of the population. There were 203 households, out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were

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living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.8% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.70. In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 37.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $38,393, and the median income for a family was $44,327. Males had a median income of $36,354 versus $21,167 for females. The

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for the city was $20,646. About 4.3% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the

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, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{Louisville Geography of Jefferson County, Kentucky Former municipalities in Kentucky Populated places established in 1969 1969 establishments in Kentucky Populated places disestablished in 2001 Neighborhoods in Kentucky Lyndon, Kentucky