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Douglass Hills

Total population

5,474

Median home value

$346,300

60.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$78,482

Douglass Hills$78k
National$74k

Founded

1973

Elevation216 m
Land area3.43 km²
Weather73°F · Mostly Cloudy
Coordinates38.24°, -85.55°

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

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City facts

Founded
1973
Elevation
216 m
Area
3.43 km²

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Overview

Douglass Hills is a home rule-class city in eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,456 as of the 2020 census, down from 5,484 during the 2010 census,.

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History & geography

History

Douglass Hills was farmland from 1813 until the 1970s. Some of it was owned by James J. Douglas from 1896 until his death in 1917. Douglass Hills was incorporated in 1973 as the farmland was turned into subdivisions, originally under the name "Douglass Place".

Geography

Douglass Hills is located in eastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the east and south by Middletown, to the west by Jeffersontown, to the northwest by Blue Ridge Manor and Sycamore, and to the north by Louisville. U.S. Route 60 (Shelbyville Road) forms part of the northern boundary of Douglass Hills, leading east to Shelbyville and west to downtown Louisville. Interstate 64 passes south of Douglass Hills, with access from Exit 17 (Blankenbaker Parkway). According to the United States Census Bureau, Douglass Hills has a total area of , of which , or 0.07%, are water.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
49.9
Median home value
$346,300
Housing units
3,014
Poverty rate
6.4%
Unemployment
8.3%

Race & ethnicity

White
81.6%
Black
7.4%
Asian
2.8%
Hispanic
3%

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

Geography

Latitude
38.2361
Longitude
-85.5532
Water area
0.00 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

This Afternoon
73°F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
51°F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
74°F
Sunny
Friday Night
52°F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
75°F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
50°F
Mostly Clear

Forecast for Douglass Hills, KY from NOAA NWS API.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.05
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,479

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

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Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
107
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library