Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
Consolidated city-county
Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government
From top: Louisville downtown skyline at night, Cathedral of the Assumption, Thunder Over Louisville fireworks during the Kentucky Derby Festival, Kentucky Derby, Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, Fourth Street Live!, The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): Derby City, River City,(The) Gateway to the South, Falls City, The 'Ville
Location in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Louisville Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°13.52′N 85°44.5′W / 38.22533°N 85.7417°W / 38.22533; -85.7417Coordinates: 38°13.52′N 85°44.5′W / 38.22533°N 85.7417°W / 38.22533; -85.7417
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Jefferson
Established	1778
Incorporated	1828
Founded by	George Rogers Clark
Named for	King Louis XVI of France
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Greg Fischer (D)
• Metro Council	26 council members
Area
• Consolidated city-county	397.68 sq mi (1,030 km2)
• Land	380.46 sq mi (985.4 km2)
• Water	17.23 sq mi (44.6 km2)
Elevation	466 ft (142 m)
Population (2014)
• Consolidated city-county	760,026 (consolidated) 612,780 (balance)
• Rank	US: 30th KY: 1st
• Density	1,924/sq mi (743.0/km2)
• Urban	972,546 (US: 43rd)
• Metro	1,269,702 (US: 43rd)
• CSA	1,498,593 (US: 35th)
• GMP	$67.3 billion (US: 48th)
Demonym(s)	Louisvillian
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code prefixes	major: 402xx minor: 400xx, 401xx
Area code	502
FIPS code	21-48000
GNIS feature ID	0509453
USDA hardiness zones	6b, 7a
Interstates
Airports	Louisville International Airport, Bowman Field
Waterways	Ohio River, Beargrass Creek, Floyds Fork, Harrods Creek
Public transit	TARC
Website	LouisvilleKy.gov

Louisville (ⁱ/ˈluː.əvəl/ LOO-ə-vəll, ⁱ/ˈlʊvəl/ LUV-əll or ⁱ/ˈluː.ivɪl/ LOO-ee-vill) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 30th-most populous city in the United States. It is one of two cities in Kentucky designated as first-class, the other being the state's second-largest city of Lexington. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County.