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

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, United States. The population was 1,100 at the 2010 census, up from 956 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Coldstream is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the northeast by Orchard Grass Hills in Oldham County and to the south by

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(Ballardsville Road) forms the northern border of the community, leading east to Crestwood and west to

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, the outer beltway around

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is southwest of Coldstream. According to the

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, the community has a total area of , of which , or 0.24%, are water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 956 people, 322 households, and 278 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 325 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 67.89%

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, 26.67%

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, 2.09% Asian, 2.09% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.14% of the population. There were 322 households, out of which 49.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were

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living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% were non-families. 10.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.16. In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 1.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $60,192, and the median income for a family was $61,528. Males had a median income of $39,844 versus $29,297 for females. The

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for the city was $22,810. About 1.1% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the

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, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

City of Coldstream official website
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