Park Hills, Kentucky
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| Coordinates: 39°4′13″N 84°31′51″W / 39.07028°N 84.53083°WCoordinates: 39°4′13″N 84°31′51″W / 39.07028°N 84.53083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Kenton |
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| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | Don Catchen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| • Land | 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,977 |
| • Density | 3,840.2/sq mi (1,482.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 41011 |
| Area code(s) | 859 |
| FIPS code | 21-59255 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0500180 |
| Website | www.cityofparkhills.net |
Park Hills is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. A small Upper-Middle class bedroom community located in the Cincinnati Metro Area. Where most home values exceed $200,000 dollars. Desirable for its location, only 3 miles from the Cincinnati's Downtown, and 6 miles to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, also boarding Devou Park. Known for its historic homes and family friendly parks it was rated the best place to live by Cincinnati Magazine. The population was 2,970 at the 2010 census.
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[edit] Government
Park Hills is a class IV city. The city has a mayor that is elected every four (4) years, the current Mayor is Donald Catchen, a business savvy politician. The city has a six (6) member City Council that is elected every two (2) years. Current City Council Members are:
Park Hills is represented in the Kentucky General Assembly by Senator Jack Westwood (R) in the Senate and by Representative Arnold Simpson (D) and Representative Alecia Webb-Edgington (R) in the House of Representatives.
Park Hills is located in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, currently represented in the 111th United States Congress by Geoff Davis (R).
[edit] Geography
Park Hills is located at 39°4′13″N 84°31′51″W / 39.07028°N 84.53083°W (39.070261, -84.530854)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,977 people, 1,382 households, and 725 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,840.2 people per square mile (1,473.6/km²). There were 1,523 housing units at an average density of 1,964.6 per square mile (753.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.64% White, 1.65% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population.
There were 1,382 households out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.5% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,227, and the median income for a family was $65,833. Males had a median income of $39,450 versus $31,719 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,486. About 2.8% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Public schools
The City of Park Hills is served by the Kenton County School District. Students from Park Hills attend Dixie Heights High School in grades 9 through 12, Turkey Foot Middle School in grades 6 through 8, and Fort Wright Elementary in grades Pre-K through 5.
[edit] Catholic Education
There are two private schools within the boundary of Park Hills, Covington Catholic High School and Notre Dame Academy. Covington Catholic is all male and Notre Dame is all female, both schools are run by the Diocese of Covington and their Department of Catholic Schools. The Diocese runs 17 schools in Kenton County.
Both Covington Catholic and Notre Dame are known for their strong academic programs as well as athletic success. Covington Catholic, known as the Colonels, won state AAA football titles in 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1997 & 2006. The Colonels have also won the regional track and field title every year since 1994, won the state baseball title in 2002 with a national record of 40 wins and only 3 loses and the swimming program has won 9 straight regional titles. At Notre Dame, the Pandas, have won the state volleyball title in 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1994, a state soccer title in 2004 as well as numerous regional title in other sports.
[edit] References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- City of Park Hills Official Website
- Park Hills Fire Department Website
- Park Hills Police Department Website
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