Kentucky
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...
, United States. The population was 1,020 at the 2010 census.
History
Northfield was incorporated in July 1965. One of the factors in incorporation was the threat of annexation by nearby St. Matthews. The city is located on a subdivision of the former 3,500 acre Glenview horse farm.
Northfield was one of the hardest hit neighborhoods when Louisville was hit by an F4
tornado
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on April 3, 1974. This tornado was part of the
1974 Super Outbreak
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of 148 tornadoes that hit 13 U.S. states and one Canadian province.
Geography
Northfield is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the north by Glenview Manor, to the south by Crossgate, and otherwise by consolidated
Louisville
Louisville is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city; however, by populatio ...
/Jefferson County.
Downtown Louisville
Downtown Louisville is the largest central business district in the Kentucky, 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, ...
is to the southwest.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Northfield has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 970 people, 367 households, and 252 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 421 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.43%
White
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, 4.23%
African American
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Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.
There were 367 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were
married couples
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living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 27.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $83,752, and the median income for a family was $105,620. Males had a median income of $82,403 versus $40,000 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the city was $41,490. None of the families and 1.5% of the population were living below the
poverty line
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, including no under eighteens and 3.0% of those over 64.
Economy and culture
Holiday Manor Shopping Center opened in 1963, named for the
Holiday Inn
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Kroger
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Founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cinc ...
has been an anchor tenant since it opened. The Alpha 3 Cinema in Holiday Manor was Louisville's principal
arthouse
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