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Kentucky, a state in the United States, has 418 active cities. [1] The two largest, Louisville and Lexington, are designated "first class" cities. A first class city would normally have a mayor- alderman government, but that does not apply to the merged governments in Louisville and Lexington. All other cities have a different form of ...
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The largest city in Kentucky, Louisville, is a consolidated local government under KRS 67C. When the Louisville Metro government was formed, all incorporated cities in Jefferson County, apart from Louisville, retained their status as cities; however, the Louisville Metro Council is the main government for the entire county, and is elected by ...
Independence, Kentucky. Independence is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. [4] It is one of its county's two seats of government. The population was 28,676 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the third largest city in Northern Kentucky after Covington and Florence, and is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
The main article for this category is List of cities in Kentucky; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cities in Kentucky; See also Kentucky and categories Census-designated places in Kentucky, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky
Location of Williamsburg in Whitley County, Kentucky. Williamsburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Whitley County, on the southeastern border of Kentucky, United States. [6] The population was 5,326 at the 2020 census. Developed along the Cumberland River, the city was founded in 1818 and named after William Whitley.
0491640. Website. elizabethtownky.org. Elizabethtown is a home rule-class city [3] and the county seat of Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 28,531 at the 2010 census, [4] and was estimated at 31,394 by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2020, making it the 11th-largest city in the state.
The etymology of "Kentucky" or "Kentucke" is uncertain. One suggestion is that it is derived from an Iroquois name meaning "land of tomorrow". [1] According to Native America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia, "Various authors have offered a number of opinions concerning the word's meaning: the Iroquois word kentake meaning 'meadow land', the Wyandotte (or perhaps Cherokee or Iroquois ...