Hillview is a home rule-class city in Bullitt County,

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, in the United States. The population was 8,622 as of the 2020 census, up from 8,172 at the 2010 census. The primary road through the area is

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, known as Preston Highway in both Jefferson and Bullitt counties. Long a rural farming community, Hillview was connected to what became

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in 1954 and grew in the 1950s and 1960s as a suburb of

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. Its larger subdivisions included Maryville, Overdale, and Lone Acres, and they incorporated in 1974 to form the present city.

Geography

Hillview is located in northern Bullitt County south of downtown Louisville. The northern border of Hillview is the southern border of Louisville- Jefferson County. Hillview is bordered to the east by Pioneer Village, and other nearby cities include Hunters Hollow to the west, Hebron Estates to the southeast, and Fox Chase to the south. The unincorporated community of

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is to the west across I-65. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.86%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 7,037 people, 2,411 households, and 2,013 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,460 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.90%

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, 0.37%

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, 0.47% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population. There were 2,411 households, out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were

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living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 13.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.16. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $42,743, and the median income for a family was $45,594. Males had a median income of $33,962 versus $22,027 for females. The

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for the city was $15,832. About 5.3% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the

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, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Hillview has a

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, a branch of the Bullitt County Public Library.

References

External links

City of Hillview official website
— Article by Joseph Gerth of ''

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