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Louisville is Kentucky's largest city and the 16th largest city of the United States. The City of Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark and is named after King Louis XVI of France. Louisville is most famous as the home of the Kentucky Derby (capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival ), the most widely watched event in American horse racing.
Louisville sits on the Kentucky- Indiana border at the only natural obstacle in the Ohio River, the Falls of the Ohio. Because of its proximity to Indiana, the metro area around Louisville is normally referred to as Kentuckiana.
As of the 2000 census, Louisville had a total population of 256,231. However, in 2003, the city and Jefferson County merged into a single government named Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government (official long form) and Louisville Metro (official short form), resulting in a city populated with approximately 700,000 residents. The Louisville metropolitan area (not to be confused with Louisville Metro) is the largest in Kentucky, and the metropolitan population of 1.5 million includes the southern Indiana counties of ClarkClark County is a county located in the U. State of Indiana. As of 2000, the population is 96,472. The county's county seat is Jeffersonville, Indiana 6. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 974 km˛ (376 mi˛). 971 km, FloydFloyd County is a county located in the U. State of Indiana. As of 2000, the population is 70,823. The county's county seat is New Albany, Indiana 6. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 384 km˛ (148 mi˛). 383 km˛ (1, WashingtonWashington County is a county located in the U. State of Indiana. As of 2000, the population is 27,223. The county's county seat is Salem, Indiana 6. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,338 km˛ (517 mi˛). 1,332 km and HarrisonHarrison County is a county located in the U. State of Indiana. As of 2000, the population is 34,325. The county's county seat is Corydon, Indiana 6. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,261 km˛ (487 mi˛). 1,257 km.
Most long-time residents pronounce the city's name as Loo-uh-vul. Often this degrades further into Lu-vul, where the first "u" is close to a schwa "e". The name is often pronounced far back in the mouth, in the top of the throat. The standard English pronunciation, however, is Loo'ee-vil (referring to King Louis XVI), which is often utilized by political leaders and the media. No matter how Louisville is pronounced, the "s" is always silent.
The variability of the local pronunciation of Louisville's name can perhaps be laid at the feet of the city's location on the border between the North and South of the United States. Louisville's diverse population has traditionally represented elements of both Northern and Southern culture.
Regional migration patterns and the homogenization of dialect due to electronic media also may be responsible for the incidence of native-born Louisvillians adopting or affecting the standard English pronunciation Loo'ee-vil.
Louisville is governed by a mayor and Metro Council. The current mayor is Jerry E. Abramson . The Metro Council consists of 26 seats corresponding to 26 districts apportioned by population throughout the area of Louisville Metro. Half (13) of the seats come up for re-election every two years.
The Official Seal of the City of Louisville, no longer used following the formation of a consolidated city-countyIn United States local government, a consolidated city-county is a city and county that have a merged government, and is considered both a city and a county under the laws of the State. This is not to be confused with an independent city which is a city t government in 2003, reflected its history and heritage in the fleur-de-lisQuebec The fleur-de-lis (also spelled fleur-de-lys plural fleurs-de-lis or lys is used in heraldry, where it is particularly associated with France. The name, anglicized, means " lily flower", and the symbol is in fact a stylized Iris pseudacorus L. It wa representing FrenchThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. aid given during the Revolutionary War, and the thirteen stars signify the original colonies. It was designed by legendary Austrian typographer Victor Hammer. The new seal of the consolidated government retains the fleur-de-lis, but has only two stars, one representing the city and the other the county.
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