- Highland Heights, Kentucky
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Highland Heights, Kentucky
settlement_type =City
nickname =
motto =
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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location of Highland Heights, Kentucky
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Kentucky
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Campbell
government_footnotes =
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leader_title =
leader_name =
leader_title1 =
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established_title =
established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 5.9
area_land_km2 = 5.9
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 2.3
area_land_sq_mi = 2.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 6554
population_density_km2 = 1112.7
population_density_sq_mi = 2881.9timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 260
elevation_ft = 853
latd = 39 |latm = 2 |lats = 24 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 27 |longs = 21 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code s
postal_code = 41076, 41099
area_code = 859
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 21-36604
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0494211
website =
footnotes =Highland Heights is a city in Campbell County,
Kentucky ,United States . The population was 6,554 at the 2000 census.Highland Heights is home to
Northern Kentucky University .Geography
Highland Heights is located at coor dms|39|2|24|N|84|27|21|W|city (39.040035, -84.455851)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.3square mile s (5.9km² ), all of it land.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 6,554 people, 2,688 households, and 1,524 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 2,881.9 people per square mile (1,114.8/km²). There were 2,787 housing units at an average density of 1,225.5/sq mi (474.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.53% White, 2.12% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.There were 2,688 households out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the city the population was spread out with 18.2% under the age of 18, 17.5% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 84.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $40,784, and the median income for a family was $48,090. Males had a median income of $38,314 versus $29,038 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $19,651. About 5.0% of families and 8.9% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.References
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