Northfield, Kentucky
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Northfield is a city in Jefferson County
, Kentucky
, United States
. The population was 970 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 970 people, 367 households, and 252 families residing in the city. The population density
was 2,196.6 people per square mile (851.2/km²). There were 421 housing units at an average density of 953.4 per square mile (369.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.43% White, 4.23% African American, 1.24% Asian, and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic 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
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
for the city was $41,490. None of the families and 1.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 3.0% of those over 64.
tornado
on April 3, 1974. This tornado was part of the Super Outbreak
of 148 tornadoes that hit 13 U.S. states and one Canadian province.
Jefferson County, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 693,604 people, 287,012 households, and 183,113 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 305,835 housing units at an average density of...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 970 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Northfield is located at 38°17′11"N 85°38′11"W (38.286319, -85.636376).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 970 people, 367 households, and 252 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 2,196.6 people per square mile (851.2/km²). There were 421 housing units at an average density of 953.4 per square mile (369.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.43% White, 4.23% African American, 1.24% Asian, and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic 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
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
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
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $41,490. None of the families and 1.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 3.0% of those over 64.
1974 Tornado damage
Northfield was one of the hardest hit neighborhoods when Louisville was hit by an F4Fujita scale
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tornado
Tornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
on April 3, 1974. This tornado was part of the Super Outbreak
Super Outbreak
The Super Outbreak is the second largest tornado outbreak on record for a single 24-hour period, just behind the tornado outbreak of April 25–28, 2011...
of 148 tornadoes that hit 13 U.S. states and one Canadian province.