Heritage Creek, Kentucky
human settlement in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Heritage Creek is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Heritage Creek had a population of 1,209.
History
The city was incorporated by the state legislature as "Minor Lane Heights" in 1960. With expansion planned for Louisville International Airport to the north, the city was renamed in 2008 and moved from its location north of South Park View to a new location 5 miles (8 km) to the southeast.
Geography
Heritage Creek is located in southern Jefferson County on either side of Cedar Creek Road, southeast of McNeely Park South. It is surrounded by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County and is 16 miles (26 km) southeast of downtown Louisville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.45 square miles (1.16 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,435 people, 477 households, and 392 families residing in the city. The population density was 950.4 inhabitants per square mile (367.0/km2). There were 494 housing units at an average density of 327.2 per square mile (126.3/km2).
“Heritage Creek, Kentucky” enters the record as human settlement in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Heritage, Creek and Kentucky can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2748944. VIAF identifies the subject as 158388606. The Library of Congress control number is n88278820. Authority coordinates are 38.122, -85.716. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1960, 2008 and 2000.
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