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Louisville [b] is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 28th-most-populous city in the United States. [a] [11] By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city, although by population density, it is the 265th most dense city.
View of Main Street, Louisville, in 1846. The history of Louisville, Kentucky spans nearly two-and-a-half centuries since its founding in the late 18th century. The geology of the Ohio River, with but a single series of rapids midway in its length from the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers to its union with the Mississippi, made it inevitable that a town would grow on the site.
The Louisville metropolitan area is the 43rd largest [a] metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States. It had a population of 1,395,855 in 2020 according to the latest official census , and its principal city is Louisville, Kentucky .
Louisville averages 35 days a year with high temperatures at or above 90 °F (32 °C), [a] and the average window for such temperatures on average fall on June 7 and September 10, respectively. The mean annual temperature is 58.2 °F (14.6 °C), [ b ] with an average seasonal snowfall of 12.5 in (32 cm) and an average annual rainfall of 44.9 ...
The seal reads LOUISVILLE – JEFFERSON COUNTY in a ring around a single fleur-de-lis with two stars. The seal includes the year 1778 (the year of Louisville's founding) on both sides. The seal was designed during a citywide competition by William Glenn Heck, an art director native to Louisville.
1807 – Louisville Gazette newspaper begins publication. [2] 1808/12 – John James Audubon, ornithologist, naturalist and painter lived locally. [1] 1813 – University of Louisville opened. [1] 1820 – Population: 4,012. [3] 1828 Louisville chartered as a city. [1] John Bucklin becomes mayor. 1829 Lewis Pottery Company incorporated. [4]
The downtown business district of Louisville is located immediately south of the Ohio River, and southeast of the Falls of the Ohio.The airport is located approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of the downtown area, and easily connected to most parts of the city by three Interstate Highways, maximizing its accessibility.
The Louisville skyline 400 West Market. Downtown Louisville is the largest central business district in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the urban hub of the Louisville, Kentucky Metropolitan Area. Its boundaries are the Ohio River to the north, Hancock Street to the east, York and Jacob Streets to the south, and 9th Street to the west. As of ...