Windy Hills is a home rule-class city, incorporated in 1952, in eastern Jefferson County,

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, United States. The population was 2,385 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Windy Hills is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the north by Indian Hills, at its northernmost point by Northfield, to the east by

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, to the south by Woodlawn Park and St. Matthews, to the southwest by

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, and otherwise by consolidated

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/Jefferson County.

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forms the northern border of the city, and Interstate 264 forms the eastern border.

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is to the west. The Muddy Fork of Beargrass Creek, a tributary of the

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, rises in the northeastern quarter of the city and flows westerly towards Hubbards Lane. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.39%, are water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,480 people, 1,076 households, and 747 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,125 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.49%

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, 2.14%

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, 0.04% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population. There were 1,076 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were

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living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.83. In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $66,905, and the median income for a family was $73,500. Males had a median income of $55,952 versus $37,083 for females. The

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for the city was $34,509. About 2.9% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the

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, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

City of Windy Hills official website
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