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Louisville is a city in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is located at the Falls of the Ohio River . Louisville is located in the Southeastern United States at 38°13′31″N 85°44′30″W / 38.225371°N 85.741613°W / 38.225371; -85.741613
The formal name given to the area by the Census Bureau is the Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky–Indiana, metropolitan statistical area, though it is regularly referred to as Kentuckiana. It is now the primary MSA of the Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area , as defined by the United States Bureau of ...
Jefferson County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 782,969. [1] It is the most populous county in the commonwealth (with more than twice the population of second ranked Fayette County).
Like many older American cities, Louisville has well-defined neighborhoods, many with well over a century of history as a neighborhood. The oldest neighborhoods are the riverside areas of Downtown and Portland (initially a separate settlement), representing the early role of the river as the most important form of commerce and transportation.
Oldham County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state and commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,607. [1] Its county seat is La Grange. [2] The county is named for Colonel William Oldham. Oldham County is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Jefferson County: 111: Louisville: 1780: Kentucky County: Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States (1801–09) 772,144: 385 sq mi (997 km 2) Jessamine County: 113: Nicholasville: 1798: Fayette County: Jessamine Creek, which contains a set of rapids that are the county's most well known natural feature 55,017: 173 sq mi (448 km 2 ...
[1] [2] It is made of the portion of Jefferson County that was the city of Louisville prior to the 2003 creation of Louisville Metro, plus a large swath of previously unincorporated territory. In the 2010 United States census, the balance had a population of 597,337, [3] while the 2010 population of the entire governmental area was 741,096. [3]
The Louisville Metro Council is the city council of Louisville, Kentucky (Louisville Metro). It was formally established in January 2003 upon the merger of the former City of Louisville with Jefferson County and replaced the city's Board of Aldermen and the county's Fiscal Court (three county commissioners).