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'''Green Spring''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Green Spring had a population of 711.<ref name="Census2020PLLede">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A32986&in=state%3A21|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 4, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

It was formally incorporated by the [[Kentucky Assembly|state assembly]] in 1974.<ref>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Green Spring, Kentucky". Accessed 28 July 2013.</ref>
==Geography==
Green Spring is located in northern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the north by [[Prospect, Kentucky|Prospect]] and on all other sides by consolidated [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]/Jefferson County. [[Interstate 265]] (Gene Snyder Freeway) forms the northern border of the city. [[Downtown Louisville]] is {{convert|11|mi}} to the southwest.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Green Spring has a total area of {{convert|0.7|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2132986| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Greenspring city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=May 31, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213110643/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2132986| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1980= 634
|1990= 768
|2000= 759
|2010= 715
|2020= 711
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 759 people, 255 households, and 239 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,901.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 257 housing units at an average density of {{convert|982.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 255 households, out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 87.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.9% were non-families. 4.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 39.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $100,846, and the median income for a family was $101,499. Males had a median income of $72,000 versus $36,563 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $37,458. None of the families and 0.1% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cityofgreenspring.com/ City of Green Spring official website]

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[[Category:Cities in Jefferson County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1974]]
[[Category:1974 establishments in Kentucky]]