Woodbury is a
home rule-class city in
Butler County,
Kentucky
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, United States. The population was 90 at the
2010 census.
History
Woodbury was incorporated in 1856.
Geography
Woodbury is located in southeastern Butler County at .
It is situated on the west bank of the
Green River Green River may refer to:
Rivers
Canada
* Green River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Lillooet River
*Green River, a tributary of the Saint John River, also known by its French name of Rivière Verte
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.
Morgantown, the Butler County seat, is to the northwest.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Woodbury has a total area of , all land.
Climate
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 87 people, 35 households, and 26 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 36 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00%
White
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.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 2.30% of the population.
There were 35 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were
married couples
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living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 37.9% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $38,333 versus $17,500 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $15,564. There were 7.1% of families and 11.1% of the population living below the
poverty line
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, including 16.0% of under eighteens and 50.0% of those over 64.
Notable person
*
Claude C. Bloch, admiral who commanded the local Naval District at
Pearl Harbor
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at the time of the
Japanese attack during
World War II
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References
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Cities in Butler County, Kentucky
Cities in Kentucky
Populated places established in 1986