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III. CONTEXT AND COMMUNITY
INVENTORY
A. Regional Setting
Louisville is located in the Ohio Valley along the south bank of the Ohio River. In 2003,
the City of Louisville merged with Jefferson County Government, forming a new entity known as
Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (Louisville). Louisville occupies 375 square miles
of land area. In addition to Louisville Metro Government, 83 small incorporated municipalities
are located within Louisville Metro government boundaries. In 2010, Louisville’s population was
741,096 and the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population was 1, 283,566. The MSA
consisted of 13 counties in both Kentucky and Indiana in 2010.
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