Briarwood

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Briarwood

Total population

388

Median home value

$206,500

50.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$73,500

Briarwood$74k

National$74k

Weather93°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates38.28°, -85.59°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Briarwood is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Briarwood had a population of 445.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Briarwood, KY from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

Jennifer Lawrence

American actress and producer (born 1990)

Joan Osborne

American singer and songwriter

Edward Y. Parsons

American politician (1842-1876)

Roscoe Bartlett

American politician (born 1926)

Lawrence Wetherby

American politician (1908–1994)

R

Ray Burse

American soccer player (born 1984)

Naomi Wallace

American playwright

Virginia Pearson

American stage and film actress (1886-1958)

P

Patty Hill

United States educator and songwriter (1868–1946)

Esther Walker

American actress (1894-1943)

F

Frank Pearce

American baseball player (1905-1950)

John Haldeman

American baseball player (1855-1899)

Michael Quinn Patton

American sociologist

J

John J. Wicker, Jr.

American lawyer and politician

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Robert Morrow Mengel

scientific illustrator (1921–1990)

Paul Henderson

American airline executive, airmail pioneer, assistant postmaster (1884-1951)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kentucky

• Langdon Place
  0.7 mi away
• Moorland
  0.8 mi away
• Rolling Hills
  0.8 mi away
• Meadowbrook Farm
  1 mi away · pop. 109
• Goose Creek
  1.1 mi away
• Lyndon
  1.1 mi away
• Meadow Vale
  1.1 mi away
• Broeck Pointe
  1.3 mi away
• Graymoor-Devondale
  1.4 mi away
• Manor Creek
  1.4 mi away
• Old Brownsboro Place
  1.4 mi away
• Barbourmeade
  1.5 mi away

Browse all places in Kentucky →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

American Dagger

Acronicta americana

Seen 2026-09-17

Spotted Cucumber Beetle

Diabrotica undecimpunctata

Seen 2026-09-17

Mediterranean House Gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus

Seen 2026-09-17

Inornate Pyrausta Moth

Pyrausta inornatalis

Seen 2026-09-17

Pearl Crescent

Phyciodes tharos

Seen 2026-09-17

American persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Seen 2026-09-17

blue mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

Seen 2026-09-17

great blue lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Seen 2026-09-17

leafy elephant's-foot

Elephantopus carolinianus

Seen 2026-09-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).