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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
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 4
Connections

Associated With

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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Bluegrass Brewing Company

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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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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 38.2561,-85.7514
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 148.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, -85.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, -85.75
38.25 -85.75 Cfa
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4. GeoNames: Louisville - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4299276
Quote, cities500 record 4299276
38.25424 -85.75941 P PPLA2 US KY 111 624444 142 143 America/Kentucky/Louisville
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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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