Doe Valley, Kentucky
Doe Valley, Kentucky | |
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  Doe Valley Location within Kentucky  Doe Valley Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°57′24″N 86°07′00″W / 37.95667°N 86.11667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Meade |
| Government | |
| • Type | Homeowners association |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.63 sq mi (12.00 km2) |
| • Land | 4.06 sq mi (10.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2) |
| Elevation | 607 ft (185 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,270 |
| • Density | 559.2/sq mi (215.89/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 40108 (Brandenburg) |
| Area code | 270 |
| FIPS code | 21-21844 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2631652[3] |
| Website | doevalley |
Doe Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Meade County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 2,270 as of the 2020 census.[2]
Doe Valley was originally conceived as a planned residential community in 1965.[4]
Geography
Doe Valley is in eastern Meade County, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the Ohio River and 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Brandenburg, the county seat. The community is built around Doe Valley Lake, a reservoir built on Doe Run, a tributary of the Ohio River.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Doe Valley CDP has an area of 4.63 square miles (12.0 km2); 4.06 square miles (10.5 km2) are land, and 0.57 square miles (1.5 km2), or 12.35%, are water.[1]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,931 | — | |
| 2020 | 2,270 | 17.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Doe Valley had a population of 2,270. The median age was 44.1 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.5 males age 18 and over.[6][7]
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[8]
There were 856 households in Doe Valley, of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 66.1% were married-couple households, 11.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 16.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[6]
There were 929 housing units, of which 7.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.2%.[6]
| Race | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,010 | 88.5% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 7 | 0.3% |
| Asian | 23 | 1.0% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
| Some other race | 22 | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 170 | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 93 | 4.1% |
References
- 1 2 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- 1 2 "P1. Race – Doe Valley CDP, Kentucky: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ↑ "Doe Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ "History". Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- 1 2 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |