Poplar Hills, Kentucky

Poplar Hills, Kentucky
City
Poplar Hills, Kentucky Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°10′35″N 85°41′37″W / 38.17639°N 85.69361°WCoordinates: 38°10′35″N 85°41′37″W / 38.17639°N 85.69361°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Jefferson
Incorporated	1983[1]
Area
• Total	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km^2)
• Land	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation	469 ft (143 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	396
• Density	17,035.9/sq mi (6,577.6/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	21-62370
GNIS feature ID	1669496

Poplar Hills is a 6th-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. A part of the Louisville Metro government, it is Kentucky's only city with a majority African-American population. The population was 396 at the 2000 census. It currently has the highest population density for any city in Kentucky, and is the only Kentucky city that is on the highest population densities of American cities list. It currently ranks 74th on the list, and has the lowest population for any city on that list. It is tied with Mobile City, Texas as the smallest city by total area on the list.

Geography

Poplar Hills is located at 38°10′35″N 85°41′37″W / 38.17639°N 85.69361°W (38.176490, -85.693492).^[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.0 square miles (0.1 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1990	377		—
2000	396		5.0%
2010	362		−8.6%
Est. 2015	372	[3]	2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 396 people, 234 households, and 77 families residing in the city. The population density was 17,036.0 people per square mile (7,644.8/km²). There were 240 housing units at an average density of 10,324.8 per square mile (4,633.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 40.15% White, 55.30% African American, 0.76% Asian, 1.52% from other races, and 2.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.27% of the population.

There were 234 households out of which 15.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 15.4% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 66.7% were non-families. 50.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.69 and the average family size was 2.36.

In the city the population was spread out with 14.4% under the age of 18, 20.7% from 18 to 24, 44.7% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 2.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,964, and the median income for a family was $22,000. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,879. About 19.1% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.9% of those under age 18 and 46.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Poplar Hills, Kentucky". Accessed 27 September 2013.
2. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
3. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
5. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.