Ryland Heights is a home rule-class city in

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, in the United States. The population was 922 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Ryland Heights is located in eastern Kenton County. It is bordered to the east by the Licking River, which forms the Campbell County line. Neighboring cities are

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and Covington to the west, Fairview to the northwest, and Taylor Mill to the north.

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passes through the community, leading north to downtown Covington and south to

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. According to the

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, Ryland Heights has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.17%, are water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 799 people, 293 households, and 225 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 309 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.87%

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, 0.38%

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, 0.63% Native American, 0.13% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population. There were 293 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were

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living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.13. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $48,077, and the median income for a family was $55,781. Males had a median income of $35,938 versus $27,083 for females. The

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for the city was $19,043. About 5.7% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the

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, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

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