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Fox Chase dates to 1983

Most of Fox Chase was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980.

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How Fox Chase began

When was Fox Chase founded?

1983

Fox Chase dates its founding to 1983 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree).

2020 census: 43643 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.

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Fox Chase, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fox Chase yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Fox Chase is a home rule-class city in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in the United States. It was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1983. The population was 436 as of the 2020 census, down from 447 in the 2010 census.

Fox Chase was established in 1983. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 447 to 436 (-2%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Fox Chase, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Fox Chase

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Charles KurtsingerAmerican jockey · b. 1906
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Wayne EdwardsAmerican stock car racing driver · b. 1967
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Clyde HatterAmerican baseball player · b. 1908
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Shannon TindleAmerican animator · b. 1901
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Cindy GnadingerAmerican educator and academic administrator
Peyton GriffeeAmerican politician · b. 1996
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History across the town line

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Questions about Fox Chase’s history

What year was Fox Chase founded?

In 1983, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

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