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Shively, Kentucky
8,568 Black residents · 54.8% of the place
Shively is a city in Kentucky, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 15,636 residents in all, 8,568 of them Black alone — 54.8% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 15,636 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,568 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 54.8% |
| Rank by Black population among Kentucky places | 6 of 555 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
Across the last two censuses, the Black population of Shively grew — 7,425 in 2010 and 8,568 in 2020, a change of +15.4%. The Black share of Shively moved from 48.6% to 54.8% over the same span.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Of the 555 places the Census Bureau counts in Kentucky, Shively ranks 6 by Black population, with 8,568 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Shively within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
In Shively, a place of 15,636, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Shively itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.