Original sentence: 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.The latest Census estimate, however, recognizes other incorporated places in Jefferson County and places Louisville as the nation's 26th largest city with a population of 556,332
Edited sentence: 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 the 16th largest city in the US populated with 700,030 residents as of 2004.The latest Census estimate places Louisville as the nation's 26th largest city with a population of 556,332, however this is misleading as it excludes communities that are still a part of the newly merged government, despite having their own local governments