Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky

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Louisville (usually pronounced {{IPA|}}; see Pronunciation below) is Kentucky's largest city and the 16th largest city in the United States. The settlement that became the City of Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark and is named after King Louis XVI. Louisville is most famous as the home of the "Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports": the Kentucky Derby, the most widely-watched event in American horse racing.

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Pronounced - Pronunciation - Kentucky - City - United States - Settlement - 1778 - George Rogers Clark - King Louis XVI - Kentucky Derby - Horse racing

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Louisville is situated on the Kentucky-Indiana border at the only natural obstacle in the Ohio River, the Falls of the Ohio. Because of its proximity to Indiana, the metro area around Louisville is regularly referred to as Kentuckiana.

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Kentucky - Indiana - Ohio River - Falls of the Ohio

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As of the 2000 census, Louisville had a total population of 256,231. However, in 2003, the city and Jefferson County merged into a single consolidated city-county government named Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government (official long form) and Louisville Metro (official short form), resulting in a city populated with 700,030 residents as of 2004 (including other incorporated places in the county). This merger made Louisville the sixteenth most populous city in the U.S.

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Jefferson County - Consolidated city-county - Incorporated - Most populous city in the U.S.

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The Louisville metropolitan area (not to be confused with Louisville Metro), having a population of approximately 1.3 million, ranks 41st nationally and is the largest in Kentucky. The metro area also includes some southern Indiana counties (see Geography and climate below).

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Counties - ''Geography and climate''

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A resident of Louisville is referred to as a Louisvillian.

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