Watterson Park is a
home rule-class city in
Jefferson County,
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
, United States. The population was 976 at the
2010 census.
Geography
Watterson Park is located in central Jefferson County at (38.194819, -85.689506).
runs just north of the city limits, while Newburg Road forms the northeast border and Poplar Level Road (
Kentucky Route 864
Kentucky Route 864 (KY 864) is a state highway located entirely in the Louisville metropolitan area of Jefferson County in north central Kentucky.
Route description
KY 864 begins at a junction with KY 2053 in southern Jefferson County. The hi ...
) forms parts of the southwest border.
Downtown Louisville
Downtown Louisville is the largest central business district in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the urban hub of the Louisville, Kentucky Metropolitan Area. Its boundaries are the Ohio River to the north, Hancock Street to the east, York and Jaco ...
is to the northwest. Watterson Park is bordered to the east by
West Buechel
West Buechel is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,230 at the 2010 census, down from 1,301 at the 2000 census.
Geography
West Buechel is located in central Jefferson County at . It is bord ...
, and
Poplar Hills touches a small length of the southwest boundary.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ...
, Watterson Park has a total area of , of which , or 0.21%, are water.
Demographics
At the
2000 census there were 953 people in 504 households, including 252 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 538 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup
A race is a categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into groups generally viewed as distinct within a given society. The term came into common usage during the 1500s, when it was used to refer to groups of variou ...
of the city was 78.38% White, 16.68% African American, 0.42% Native American, 1.47% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 2.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63%.
Of the 504 households 16.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.9% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.0% were non-families. 44.0% of households were one person and 17.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.89 and the average family size was 2.55.
The age distribution was 14.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.
The median household income was $25,417 and the median family income was $34,917. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $22,759 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,933. About 7.5% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
City of Watterson Park official website
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Cities in Jefferson County, Kentucky
Cities in Kentucky
Louisville metropolitan area
Populated places established in 1981