Westwood, Boyd County, Kentucky

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official_name = Westwood, Kentucky
settlement_type = CDP
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subdivision_type = Country
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subdivision_name1 = Kentucky
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Boyd
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area_total_km2 = 10.3
area_land_km2 = 10.1
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area_total_sq_mi = 4.0
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4888
population_density_km2 = 483.8
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 208
elevation_ft = 682
latd = 38 |latm = 28 |lats = 57 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 40 |longs = 41 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 41101
area_code = 606
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Westwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,888 at the 2000 census. Although officially separate, Westwood is closely affiliated with its neighbor, Ashland, as it shares its zipcode and bus system with the city.

Westwood is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649.

History

Westwood was developed beginning in the 1920's as a residential suburb of Ashland. Mainly inhabited by the steel workers and their families who were employed by the nearby American Rolling Mill Co. Although never incorporated as a city or annexed into the city of Ashland, it is one of the most populated unincorporated communities in the state.

Geography

Westwood is located at coor dms|38|28|57|N|82|40|41|W|city (38.482422, -82.678028)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²), of which, 3.9 square miles (10.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (2.26%) is water.

The majority of the topographical area known as Westwood is located on an unusually flat hilltop (although a portion of the community is located in the flat valley that lies along Hood's Creek) just west of the Ashland city limits, hence the name Westwood. The geographical nature of the land in which Westwood is located is flat, as mentioned before, most definitely created by the ancient Teays River. The course of the river was altered due to Glacial formations around two million years ago. It resulted in the flat hill tops common in Boyd and Greenup Counties, not common to the eastern Kentucky landscape of steep ridges and narrow valleys.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,888 people, 2,004 households, and 1,468 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,253.1 people per square mile (483.9/km²). There were 2,191 housing units at an average density of 561.7/sq mi (216.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.20% White, 0.47% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 2,004 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,394, and the median income for a family was $36,094. Males had a median income of $30,196 versus $19,938 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,455. About 9.1% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Westwood has its own school district, the Fairview Independent School District.

References

External links

* [http://www.ashlandalliance.com/ Chamber of Commerce]