Graymoor-Devondale is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County,

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, United States. The city is the result of the merger of the former cities of Graymoor and Devondale. The population was 2,870 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Graymoor-Devondale is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the southeast by

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, to the south by St. Matthews, to the west by

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, to the northwest by Crossgate, to the north by Bancroft, and to the northwest, north, and northeast by consolidated

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/Jefferson County. The western border of the community is formed by Interstate 264, with access from Exit 21 (Westport Road) to the south and Exit 22 (

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) to the north.

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is to the west. According to the

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, Graymoor-Devondale has a total area of , of which , or 0.06%, are water.

History

Devondale was incorporated sometime in 1958 and apparently named for a local farm. Graymoor was also named for a local farm, itself named for the monastery of the

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. Merged with the nearby subdivision of Woodstock, it was formally incorporated by the state assembly on November 17, 1959.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office.
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". Accessed 28 July 2013. Graymoor and Devondale merged on November 6, 1985, and were reïncorporated together on November 23, 1987. This allowed them (in 1992) to reach 4th-class status and control the zoning of properties around the Westport Rd.–Herr Ln. intersection.''The Encyclopedia of Louisville''
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"Graymoor-Devondale". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 2001. , 9780813128900. Accessed 29 July 2013.

Demographics

As of the 2000 U.S. census, there were 2,925 people, 1,134 households, and 742 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,157 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 90.39%

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, 5.20%

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, 0.31% Native American, 2.43% Asian, 0.17%

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, 0.58% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population. There were 1,134 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were

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living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.86. In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 30.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $51,065, and the median income for a family was $66,613. Males had a median income of $46,283 versus $30,431 for females. The

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for the city was $29,755. About 2.4% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the

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, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 0.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

City of Graymoor-Devondale official website
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