Westwood, Boyd County, Kentucky

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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.

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[edit] Geography

Westwood is located at 38°28′57″N, 82°40′41″W (38.482422, -82.678028)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.3 km² (4.0 mi²). 10.1 km² (3.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.26%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

Map of Westwood and surrounding communities

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,888 people, 2,004 households, and 1,468 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 483.9/km² (1,253.1/mi²). There were 2,191 housing units at an average density of 216.9/km² (561.7/mi²). 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.