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Welcome to Douglass Hills ...

The city of Douglass Hills is located in Jefferson County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Douglass Hills has a population of 5,709 people<2> (see below for details).

Douglass Hills is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Douglass Hills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Douglass Hills and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Douglass Hills: 502

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Douglass Hills had an population of 5,709 people. This is an increase of 4.1% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.16% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Douglass Hills had a population of 5,484 people. This makes Douglass Hills the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Douglass Hills represents 0.13% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 70th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,484 people, the population of Douglass Hills decreased 4.09% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,718 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Douglass Hills.

Communities near Douglass Hills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Douglass Hills.

  • Louisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • New Albany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Clarksville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Clark County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
  • Shelbyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Shively
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Washington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
    • Mount Washington is located in Bullitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Washington <4>
  • Shepherdsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdsville
    • Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdsville <4>
  • Hillview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
  • La Grange
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Douglass Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Douglass Hills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Douglass Hills. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Douglass Hills.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Douglass Hills. See our Newspapers Page for Douglass Hills.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Douglass Hills ...

Looking for more information about Douglass Hills? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Douglass Hills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Douglass Hills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Douglass Hills.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Douglass Hills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.