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

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, United States. The city was formally incorporated by the

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in 1950.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Bellewood, Kentucky". Accessed 15 July 2013. The population was 321 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Bellewood is located in northern Jefferson County. It is bordered by

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to the northwest,

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to the north, a portion of

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to the northeast, and St. Matthews to the east, south, and west.

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is to the west. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land. Bellewood lies between U.S. Routes 42 and 60.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 300 people, 121 households, and 80 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 126 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.67%

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, 0.33% Asian, and 1.00% from two or more races. There were 121 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were

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living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.17. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $88,708, and the median income for a family was $97,197. Males had a median income of $60,500 versus $36,000 for females. The

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for the city was $39,498. None of the families and 0.3% of the population were living below the

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References

Cities in Kentucky Cities in Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville metropolitan area Populated places established in 1950 1950 establishments in Kentucky {{JeffersonCountyKY-geo-stub