Louisville, Kentucky

**Louisville** is the largest city in the state of Kentucky in the USA. The settlement that became the City of Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark. It is named after King Louis XVI of France. It was an important river port in the 19th century. Many people come to the city in May for the Kentucky Derby horse race.

Here are some pictures of buildings in Louisville:

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Louisville, Kentucky
- **official name**: Louisville/Jefferson County
Metro Government
- **settlement type**: Consolidated city-county
- **nickname**: Derby City, River City, , Falls City,
- **image skyline**: Louisville montage.jpg
- **image caption**: From top: Downtown Louisville, Louisville downtown skyline at night, Cathedral of the Assumption (Louisville, Kentucky), 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, The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
- **image map**: File:Jefferson County Kentucky Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Louisville-Jefferson County metro government (balance) Highlighted 2148006.svg
- **map caption**: highlighted portion of Jefferson County represents the "balance" population of Louisville  Also seen is the location of Louisville in the state of Kentucky.
- **pushpin map**: Kentucky#USA#North America
- **pushpin label**: Louisville
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within Kentucky##Location within the United States##Location within North America
- **pushpin relief**: 1
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kentucky, County
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision name1**: Kentucky
- **subdivision name2**: Jefferson County, Kentucky, Jefferson
- **established title**: Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1828
- **founder**: George Rogers Clark
- **named for**: Louis XVI of France, Louis XVI
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Mayor–council
- **leader title**: List of mayors of Louisville, Kentucky, Mayor
- **leader name**: Craig Greenberg (Democratic Party (United States), D)
- **leader title1**: Louisville Metro Council, Metro Council
- **leader name1**: Louisville Metro Council#Current members, 26 council members
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total sq mi**: 397.68
- **area land sq mi**: 380.46
- **area water sq mi**: 17.23
- **area total km2**: 1030
- **area land km2**: 985.4
- **area water km2**: 44.6
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 782969 (consolidated)
633045 (Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky, balance)
- **population rank**: List of United States cities by population, 28th in the United States
List of cities in Kentucky, 1st in Kentucky
- **population metro**: 1285439 (List of metropolitan statistical areas, 45th)
- **population density sq mi**: 1663.89
- **population density km2**: 642.42
- **population demonym**: Louisvillian
- **timezone**: Eastern Time Zone (North America), EST
- **utc offset**: -5
- **timezone dst**: Eastern Time Zone (North America), EDT
- **utc offset dst**: -4
- **postal code type**: ZIP code prefixes
- **postal code**: major: 402xx
minor: 400xx, 401xx
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 502, 502
- **elevation m**: 142
- **elevation ft**: 466
- **blank1 name sec1**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank1 info sec1**: 21-48006
- **blank2 name sec1**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank2 info sec1**: 0509453
- **blank3 name sec1**: Hardiness zone#United States hardiness zones, USDA hardiness zones
- **blank3 info sec1**: 6b, 7a
- **blank1 name sec2**: Interstate Highway System, Interstates
- **blank1 info sec2**:
- **blank2 name sec2**: Airports
- **blank2 info sec2**: Louisville International Airport, Bowman Field (Kentucky), Bowman Field
- **blank3 name sec2**: Waterways
- **blank3 info sec2**: Ohio River, Beargrass Creek (Kentucky), Beargrass Creek, Floyds Fork, Harrods Creek, Louisville, Harrods Creek
- **blank4 name sec2**: Public transit