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Louisville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
633,045 1
Area (sq km)
884.32 1
Founding Year
1778 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
142 1
Latitude
38.25611 degrees north 1
Longitude
85.75139 degrees west 1
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Kentucky, States or Territories

Louisville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

Source Louisville (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries
Source Louisville (Wikipedia)
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Brown-Forman Corporation

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KFC

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Louisville and Nashville Railroad

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Papa John's

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Sources
1. Louisville (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Louisville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    633,045
  • Infobox, Population year
    2020
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    884.32
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    38.25611°N, 85.75139°W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    38.25611°N, 85.75139°W
  • Article text
    Named after King Louis XVI of France, Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark, making it one of the oldest cities west of the Appalachians.
  • Infobox, Elevation
    466 ft (142 m)
  • Associated With: United States, Infobox, Country
    united-states
  • Associated With: Kentucky, Infobox, State
    Kentucky
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Louisville
Wikidata Q43668, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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