List of cities in Kentucky






Map of the United States with Kentucky highlighted


Kentucky is a state located in the Southern United States. There are 419 active cities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Classes


  • 2 List


  • 3 Gallery


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References





Classes






Kentucky population density by census tract (2010), showing the concentration of settlement around Jefferson, Fayette, and Kenton counties.


Since January 1, 2015, Kentucky cities have been divided into two classes based on their form of government:[2]



  • First class – Mayor-alderman government


  • Home rule class – All other forms


This system went into effect on January 1, 2015, following the 2014 passage of House Bill 331 by the Kentucky General Assembly and the bill's signing into law by Governor Steve Beshear.[3]


The new system replaced one in which cities were divided into six classes based on their population at the time of their classification. Prior to the enactment of House Bill 331, over 400 classification-related laws affected public safety, alcohol beverage control, revenue options and others. Lexington and Fayette County are completely merged in a unitary urban county government (UCG); Louisville and other cities within Jefferson County have also merged into a single metro government. However, under state law, both major cities retained their pre-merger classification[4] before the new scheme took effect. The General Assembly had historically reclassified cities only when requested by the city government. If all cities had been reclassified in the pre-2015 scheme according to actual population, about one-third of classifications would have changed.[4] In particular, Lexington would have been classified as a first-class (Class 1) city.


Although basic city classification changed in 2015, the old classifications will remain relevant for some time. Because many provisions of state law applied only to cities of certain pre-2015 classes, House Bill 331 was explicitly written to address such issues. In certain areas of law, class-based distinctions between cities have been replaced by population-based distinctions. In certain other areas that were more controversial, the pre-2015 status quo is being maintained through a registry of cities that were covered by prior laws.[3]


At the time the new system went into effect, the state's two largest cities of Louisville and Lexington were the only ones classified as first-class. All other cities in the state are now in the "home rule class."[5]


Pre-2015 classifications












































Class Population
(when class was determined)
Number of cities in class[4]
Hypothetical number
if reclassified by 2010 population[4]
1 100,000 or more 1 2
2 20,000 to 99,999 13 16
3 8,000 to 19,999 18 32
4 3,000 to 7,999 112 57
5 1000 to 2,999 114 98
6 999 or less 160 213


List


Click on the double triangles at the top of a column to sort the table by that column.
  County seat[A][6][7]








































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Name
Pop.[B]
Current Class[5]
Pre-2015 Class[4]
Area[B]
Incorporated[C]
County[D]

Adairville
852
Home Rule
5
1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
1871[8]

Logan

Albany
2,033
Home Rule
4
2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
1838[9]

Clinton

Alexandria
8,477
Home Rule
4
7.0 sq mi (18.1 km2)
1856[10]

Campbell

Allen
193
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1913

Floyd

Anchorage
2,348
Home Rule
4
3.0 sq mi (7.8 km2)
1878

Jefferson

Arlington
324
Home Rule
6
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1876

Carlisle

Ashland
21,684
Home Rule
2
10.8 sq mi (28.0 km2)
1856

Boyd

Auburn
1,340
Home Rule
5
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
1878[11]

Logan

Audubon Park
1,473
Home Rule
5
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1941

Jefferson

Augusta
1,190
Home Rule
4
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
1850[12]

Bracken

Bancroft
494
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1970

Jefferson

Barbourmeade
1,218
Home Rule
5
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1962

Jefferson

Barbourville
3,165
Home Rule
4
2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2)
1856[13][14]

Knox

Bardstown[15]
11,700
Home Rule
4
10.6 sq mi (27.5 km2)
1838[16]

Nelson

Bardwell
723
Home Rule
5
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
1878

Carlisle

Barlow[17]
675
Home Rule
6
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
1903[18]

Ballard

Beattyville[19]
1,307
Home Rule
5
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2)
1872[20]

Lee

Beaver Dam
3,409
Home Rule
4
2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2)
1873

Ohio

Bedford
599
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1946[21]

Trimble

Beechwood Village
1,324
Home Rule
5
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1950

Jefferson

Bellefonte
888
Home Rule
6
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
1951

Greenup

Bellemeade
865
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1956

Jefferson

Bellevue
5,955
Home Rule
4
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
1870

Campbell

Bellewood
321
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1950

Jefferson

Benham
500
Home Rule
5
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1961

Harlan

Benton
4,349
Home Rule
4
4.2 sq mi (10.9 km2)
1845

Marshall

Berea
13,561
Home Rule
3
16.1 sq mi (41.7 km2)
1890

Madison

Berry[22]
264
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1867

Harrison

Blackey
120
Home Rule
6
0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
1915

Letcher

Blaine
47
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1886

Lawrence

Blandville
90
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1845

Ballard

Bloomfield[23]
838
Home Rule
5
1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
1819

Nelson

Blue Ridge Manor
767
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1964

Jefferson

Bonnieville
255
Home Rule
6
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
1956[24]

Hart

Booneville
81
Home Rule
6
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
1847

Owsley

Bowling Green[25]
58,067
Home Rule
2
38.1 sq mi (98.7 km2)
1812

Warren

Bradfordsville
294
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1860[26]

Marion

Brandenburg
2,643
Home Rule
5
3.9 sq mi (10.1 km2)
1872

Meade

Bremen[27]
197
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1869

Muhlenberg

Briarwood
435
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1957

Jefferson

Brodhead
1,211
Home Rule
5
1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2)
1880

Rockcastle

Broeck Pointe
272
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1980

Jefferson

Bromley
763
Home Rule
5
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1890

Kenton

Brooksville
642
Home Rule
5
0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
1839

Bracken

Brownsboro Farm
648
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1966

Jefferson

Brownsboro Village
319
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1954[28]

Jefferson

Brownsville
836
Home Rule
5
2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2)
1880[29]

Edmonson

Buckhorn
162
Home Rule
6
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1996

Perry

Burgin
965
Home Rule
5
1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
1878

Mercer

Burkesville
1,521
Home Rule
5
2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2)
1846

Cumberland

Burnside
611
Home Rule
4
8.2 sq mi (21.2 km2)
1890

Pulaski

Butler
612
Home Rule
5
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1868

Pendleton

Cadiz
2,558
Home Rule
4
2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2)
1822

Trigg

Calhoun[30]
763
Home Rule
5
0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
1852

McLean

California
90
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1874

Campbell

Calvert City
2,566
Home Rule
4
16.7 sq mi (43.3 km2)
1951[31]

Marshall

Camargo
1,081
Home Rule
5
2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)
1969

Montgomery

Cambridge
175
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1953

Jefferson

Campbellsburg
813
Home Rule
5
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
1937[32][33]

Henry

Campbellsville
9,108
Home Rule
3
5.1 sq mi (13.2 km2)
1851[34]

Taylor

Campton
441
Home Rule
6
1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
1870

Wolfe

Caneyville
608
Home Rule
6
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
1880

Grayson

Carlisle
2,010
Home Rule
4
1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
1880[35]

Nicholas

Carrollton[36]
3,938
Home Rule
4
2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2)
1838[37]

Carroll

Carrsville
50
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1979[38]

Livingston

Catlettsburg
1,856
Home Rule
4
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
1858

Boyd

Cave City
2,240
Home Rule
4
4.4 sq mi (11.4 km2)
1866

Barren

Centertown[39]
423
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1890

Ohio

Central City[40]
5,978
Home Rule
4
5.2 sq mi (13.5 km2)
1882[41]

Muhlenberg

Clarkson
875
Home Rule
6
1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
1908[42]

Grayson

Clay
1,181
Home Rule
5
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
1860[43]

Webster

Clay City
1,077
Home Rule
5
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
1890

Powell

Clinton
1,388
Home Rule
5
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
1831

Hickman

Cloverport
1,152
Home Rule
5
1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
1860[44]

Breckinridge

Coal Run Village[45]
1,706
Home Rule
6
8.6 sq mi (22.3 km2)
1963

Pike

Cold Spring
5,912
Home Rule
5
4.7 sq mi (12.2 km2)
1941

Campbell

Coldstream
1,100
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1983

Jefferson

Columbia
4,452
Home Rule
4
4.9 sq mi (12.7 km2)
1893[46]

Adair

Columbus
170
Home Rule
5
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1860[47]

Hickman

Concord
35
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1833

Lewis

Corbin
7,304
Home Rule
4
7.9 sq mi (20.5 km2)
1902

Whitley
Knox

Corinth
232
Home Rule
6
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2)
1878

Grant

Corydon
720
Home Rule
5
0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
1868

Henderson

Covington
40,640
Home Rule
2
13.8 sq mi (35.7 km2)
1834[48]

Kenton

Crab Orchard
841
Home Rule
6
1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2)
1849

Lincoln

Creekside
305
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1977

Jefferson

Crescent Springs
3,801
Home Rule
4
1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
1957

Kenton

Crestview
475
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1950

Campbell

Crestview Hills
3,148
Home Rule
4
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2)
1951

Kenton

Crestwood
4,531
Home Rule
5
4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2)
1970

Oldham

Crittenden
3,815
Home Rule
5
3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2)
1839[49]

Grant

Crofton
749
Home Rule
5
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
1873

Christian

Crossgate
225
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1968

Jefferson

Cumberland
2,237
Home Rule
4
3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2)
1917

Harlan

Cynthiana
6,402
Home Rule
4
4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2)
1860[50][51]

Harrison

Danville
16,218
Home Rule
3
15.9 sq mi (41.2 km2)
1836[52]

Boyle

Dawson Springs[53]
2,764
Home Rule
4
3.8 sq mi (9.8 km2)
1832

Hopkins
Caldwell

Dayton[54]
5,338
Home Rule
4
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2)
1867[55]

Campbell

Dixon
786
Home Rule
6
1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
1861

Webster

Douglass Hills
5,484
Home Rule
4
1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
1973

Jefferson

Dover
252
Home Rule
6
0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
1856[56]

Mason

Drakesboro
515
Home Rule
5
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
1888

Muhlenberg

Druid Hills
308
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1950

Jefferson

Dry Ridge
2,191
Home Rule
5
4.6 sq mi (11.9 km2)
1920

Grant

Earlington
1,413
Home Rule
4
2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
1871

Hopkins

Eddyville
2,554
Home Rule
4
7.8 sq mi (20.2 km2)
1812

Lyon

Edgewood
8,575
Home Rule
4
4.2 sq mi (10.9 km2)
1948[57]

Kenton

Edmonton
1,595
Home Rule
5
3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2)
1860[56]

Metcalfe

Ekron
135
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1906

Meade

Elizabethtown
28,531
Home Rule
2
25.8 sq mi (66.8 km2)
1847[58]

Hardin

Elkhorn City
982
Home Rule
4
2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2)
1912

Pike

Elkton
2,062
Home Rule
4
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2)
1843[47]

Todd

Elsmere
8,451
Home Rule
4
2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2)
1896

Kenton

Eminence
2,498
Home Rule
4
2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2)
1851

Henry

Erlanger
18,082
Home Rule
3
8.5 sq mi (22.0 km2)
1897

Kenton

Eubank[59]
319
Home Rule
6
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
1886

Pulaski
Lincoln

Evarts
962
Home Rule
5
0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
1921

Harlan

Ewing
264
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1979[60]

Fleming

Fairfield
113
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1870[35]

Nelson

Fairview
143
Home Rule
6
0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
1957

Kenton

Falmouth
2,169
Home Rule
4
1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
1856[50]

Pendleton

Ferguson
924
Home Rule
5
1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2)
1906

Pulaski

Fincastle
817
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1974

Jefferson

Flatwoods
7,423
Home Rule
3
3.3 sq mi (8.5 km2)
1932

Greenup

Fleming-Neon
770
Home Rule
5
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
1977

Letcher

Flemingsburg
2,658
Home Rule
4
2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2)
1812[61]

Fleming

Florence
29,951
Home Rule
3
10.4 sq mi (26.9 km2)
1860[62]

Boone

Fordsville
524
Home Rule
6
0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
1886

Ohio

Forest Hills
444
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1959

Jefferson

Fort Mitchell
8,207
Home Rule
4
3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2)
1910[63]

Kenton

Fort Thomas
16,325
Home Rule
3
5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2)
1914[64]

Campbell

Fort Wright
5,723
Home Rule
4
3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2)
1941

Kenton

Fountain Run
217
Home Rule
6
1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
1908

Monroe

Fox Chase
447
Home Rule
6
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1983

Bullitt

Frankfort
25,527
Home Rule
2
14.6 sq mi (37.8 km2)
1835[65]

Franklin

Franklin
8,408
Home Rule
3
11.1 sq mi (28.7 km2)
1820

Simpson

Fredonia
401
Home Rule
5
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
1869

Caldwell

Frenchburg
486
Home Rule
6
0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
1871

Menifee

Fulton
2,445
Home Rule
4
3.0 sq mi (7.8 km2)
1872

Fulton

Gamaliel
376
Home Rule
6
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
1956

Monroe

Georgetown[66]
29,098
Home Rule
4[67]
16.0 sq mi (41.4 km2)
1784[68]

Scott

Germantown
154
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1795[69]

Bracken
Mason

Ghent
323
Home Rule
6
0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
1856[26]

Carroll

Glasgow
14,028
Home Rule
3
15.5 sq mi (40.1 km2)
1809[12]

Barren

Glencoe
360
Home Rule
6
1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2)
1960[70]

Gallatin

Glenview
531
Home Rule
6
1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2)
1985

Jefferson

Glenview Hills
319
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1972

Jefferson

Glenview Manor
191
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1965

Jefferson

Goose Creek
294
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1969

Jefferson

Goshen
909
Home Rule
5
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1990

Oldham

Grand Rivers
382
Home Rule
5
2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2)
1890

Livingston

Gratz
78
Home Rule
6
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1881

Owen

Graymoor-Devondale
2,870
Home Rule
4
0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
1987[71]

Jefferson

Grayson
4,217
Home Rule
4
2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2)
1860[72]

Carter

Green Spring
715
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1974

Jefferson

Greensburg
2,163
Home Rule
4
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2)
1795[37][73]

Green

Greenup[74]
1,188
Home Rule
5
1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)
1848[35]

Greenup

Greenville
4,312
Home Rule
4
4.7 sq mi (12.2 km2)
1849[13]

Muhlenberg

Guthrie
1,419
Home Rule
4
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
1876

Todd

Hanson
742
Home Rule
6
2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2)
1873

Hopkins

Hardin
615
Home Rule
5
0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
1952

Marshall

Hardinsburg
2,343
Home Rule
5
3.5 sq mi (9.1 km2)
1890[75]

Breckinridge

Harlan[76]
1,745
Home Rule
4
1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
1884

Harlan

Harrodsburg
8,340
Home Rule
3
6.9 sq mi (17.9 km2)
1836[77]

Mercer

Hartford
2,672
Home Rule
5
2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2)
1808

Ohio

Hawesville
945
Home Rule
5
1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
1847[56]

Hancock

Hazard
4,456
Home Rule
4
5.3 sq mi (13.7 km2)
1884

Perry

Hazel
410
Home Rule
6
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1911

Calloway

Hebron Estates
1,087
Home Rule
5
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
1984

Bullitt

Henderson
28,757
Home Rule
2
17.6 sq mi (45.6 km2)
1840[58]

Henderson

Heritage Creek[78]
1,076
Home Rule
5
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1960

Jefferson

Hickman
2,395
Home Rule
4
3.6 sq mi (9.3 km2)
1841

Fulton

Hickory Hill
114
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1979

Jefferson

Highland Heights[79]
6,923
Home Rule
4
2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2)
1927[80]

Campbell

Hills and Dales
142
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1976

Jefferson

Hillview
8,172
Home Rule
3
3.3 sq mi (8.5 km2)
1974

Bullitt

Hindman
777
Home Rule
5
3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2)
1886

Knott

Hodgenville
3,206
Home Rule
4
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2)
1839

LaRue

Hollow Creek
783
Home Rule
5
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1971

Jefferson

Hollyvilla
537
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1958

Jefferson

Hopkinsville
31,577
Home Rule
2
30.8 sq mi (79.8 km2)
1853[81]

Christian

Horse Cave
2,311
Home Rule
4
2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2)
1864

Hart

Houston Acres
507
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1956

Jefferson

Hunters Hollow
386
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1979

Bullitt

Hurstbourne
4,216
Home Rule
4
1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2)
1982

Jefferson

Hurstbourne Acres
1,811
Home Rule
5
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1963

Jefferson

Hustonville
405
Home Rule
5
1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
1850[56]

Lincoln

Hyden
365
Home Rule
6
1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
1882

Leslie

Independence
24,757
Home Rule
2
17.7 sq mi (45.8 km2)
1842

Kenton

Indian Hills
2,868
Home Rule
4
2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2)
1999[82]

Jefferson

Inez[83]
717
Home Rule
6
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
1942[84]

Martin

Irvine
2,715
Home Rule
4
1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
1849[13]

Estill

Irvington
1,181
Home Rule
5
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
1889

Breckinridge

Island
458
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1908[85]

McLean

Jackson
2,231
Home Rule
4
2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2)
1890[86]

Breathitt

Jamestown
1,794
Home Rule
5
3.0 sq mi (7.8 km2)
1826

Russell

Jeffersontown
26,595
Home Rule
2
10.0 sq mi (25.9 km2)
1797

Jefferson

Jeffersonville
1,506
Home Rule
5
2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
1876

Montgomery

Jenkins
2,203
Home Rule
4
7.7 sq mi (19.9 km2)
1912

Letcher

Junction City
2,241
Home Rule
4
1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2)
1882

Boyle

Keene
383[87]
Home Rule
6

1844

Jessamine

Kenton Vale
110
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1949

Kenton

Kevil
376
Home Rule
6
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1910

Ballard

Kingsley
381
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1939

Jefferson

Kuttawa
649
Home Rule
5
2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2)
1872

Lyon

LaCenter
1,009
Home Rule
5
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
?

Ballard

LaFayette
165
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1836

Christian

La Grange
8,082
Home Rule
4
7.1 sq mi (18.4 km2)
1840

Oldham

Lakeside Park
2,668
Home Rule
5
0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
1930

Kenton

Lakeview Heights
185
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1979

Rowan

Lancaster
3,442
Home Rule
4
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2)
1837[58]

Garrard

Langdon Place
936
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1977

Jefferson

Lawrenceburg[88]
10,505
Home Rule
3
5.9 sq mi (15.3 km2)
1850[47]

Anderson

Lebanon
5,539
Home Rule
4
5.3 sq mi (13.7 km2)
1815

Marion

Lebanon Junction
1,813
Home Rule
5
5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2)
1895

Bullitt

Leitchfield
6,699
Home Rule
4
10.9 sq mi (28.2 km2)
1866

Grayson

Lewisburg
810
Home Rule
5
1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)
1878

Logan

Lewisport
1,670
Home Rule
5
1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
1882[89]

Hancock

Lexington
295,803
First
2
285.6 sq mi (739.7 km2)
1831[90]

Fayette

Liberty
2,168
Home Rule
5
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2)
1860[62]

Casey

Lincolnshire
148
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1953

Jefferson

Livermore
1,365
Home Rule
5
1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
1850

McLean

Livingston
226
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1943[24]

Rockcastle

London
7,993
Home Rule
4
10.3 sq mi (26.7 km2)
1836

Laurel

Loretto
713
Home Rule
6
3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2)
1866

Marion

Louisa
2,467
Home Rule
5
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
1869[91]

Lawrence

Louisville
597,337[92]
First
1
342.2 sq mi (886.3 km2)
1828[93]

Jefferson

Loyall
1,461
Home Rule
5
1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2)
1924

Harlan

Ludlow
4,407
Home Rule
4
1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)
1864

Kenton

Lynch
747
Home Rule
5
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1963

Harlan

Lyndon
11,002
Home Rule
3
3.6 sq mi (9.3 km2)
1965[94]

Jefferson

Lynnview
914
Home Rule
5
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1954

Jefferson

Mackville
222
Home Rule
6
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1967

Washington

Madisonville
19,591
Home Rule
3
18.7 sq mi (48.4 km2)
1807

Hopkins

Manchester[95]
1,255
Home Rule
4
1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
1844

Clay

Manor Creek
140
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1972

Jefferson

Marion
3,039
Home Rule
4
3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2)
1851[96]

Crittenden

Martin
634
Home Rule
4
0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
1920

Floyd

Maryhill Estates
179
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1963

Jefferson

Mayfield
10,024
Home Rule
3
10.4 sq mi (26.9 km2)
1846[97]

Graves

Maysville
9,011
Home Rule
3
21.4 sq mi (55.4 km2)
1833

Mason

McHenry
388
Home Rule
6
0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
1880

Ohio

McKee
800
Home Rule
5
2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
1882

Jackson

Meadow Vale
736
Home Rule
5
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1967

Jefferson

Meadowbrook Farm
136
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1975

Jefferson

Meadowview Estates
363
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1954

Jefferson

Melbourne
401
Home Rule
6
0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
1912

Campbell

Mentor
193
Home Rule
6
0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
1957

Campbell

Middlesboro
10,334
Home Rule
3
7.6 sq mi (19.7 km2)
1890

Bell

Middletown
7,218
Home Rule
4
5.1 sq mi (13.2 km2)
1979[58][98]

Jefferson

Midway
1,641
Home Rule
4
1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
1846

Woodford

Millersburg
792
Home Rule
5
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1893[34][99]

Bourbon

Milton
574
Home Rule
6
1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
1954[100]

Trimble

Mockingbird Valley
167
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1940[101]

Jefferson

Monterey
138
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1954[102]

Owen

Monticello
6,188
Home Rule
4
5.9 sq mi (15.3 km2)
1810

Wayne

Moorland
431
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1959

Jefferson

Morehead
6,845
Home Rule
4
9.5 sq mi (24.6 km2)
1869

Rowan

Morganfield
3,285
Home Rule
4
3.0 sq mi (7.8 km2)
1870[13]

Union

Morgantown
2,394
Home Rule
5
2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2)
1813

Butler

Mortons Gap
863
Home Rule
5
1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)
1888

Hopkins

Mount Olivet
299
Home Rule
5
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1871[103]

Robertson

Mt. Sterling
6,895
Home Rule
4
4.4 sq mi (11.4 km2)
1851[104]

Montgomery

Mount Vernon
2,477
Home Rule
5
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
1866[105]

Rockcastle

Mount Washington[106]
9,117
Home Rule
3
6.1 sq mi (15.8 km2)
1954[107][108]

Bullitt

Muldraugh
947
Home Rule
5
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
1952

Meade

Munfordville
1,615
Home Rule
5
2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
1880

Hart

Murray
17,741
Home Rule
3
11.3 sq mi (29.3 km2)
1844

Calloway

Murray Hill
582
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1982

Jefferson

Nebo
236
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1861

Hopkins

New Castle
912
Home Rule
5
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1851[34]

Henry

New Haven
855
Home Rule
6
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
1839

Nelson

Newport
15,273
Home Rule
3
3.0 sq mi (7.8 km2)
1834[109]

Campbell

Nicholasville
28,015
Home Rule
2
13.1 sq mi (33.9 km2)
1837

Jessamine

Norbourne Estates
441
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1950

Jefferson

North Middletown
643
Home Rule
5
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1819

Bourbon

Northfield
1,020
Home Rule
5
0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
1965

Jefferson

Nortonville[110]
1,204
Home Rule
5
1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
1873

Hopkins

Norwood
370
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1975

Jefferson

Oak Grove
7,489
Home Rule
4
10.8 sq mi (28.0 km2)
1974

Christian

Oakland
225
Home Rule
6
1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2)
1977

Warren

Old Brownsboro Place
353
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1977

Jefferson

Olive Hill
1,599
Home Rule
4
1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2)
1884

Carter

Orchard Grass Hills
1,595
Home Rule
5
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1979

Oldham

Owensboro
57,265
Home Rule
2
20.4 sq mi (52.8 km2)
1850[34]

Daviess

Owenton
1,327
Home Rule
5
1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
1849[29]

Owen

Owingsville
1,530
Home Rule
4
2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2)
1811[101]

Bath

Paducah
25,024
Home Rule
2
20.0 sq mi (51.8 km2)
1838[62]

McCracken

Paintsville
3,459
Home Rule
4
2.8 sq mi (7.3 km2)
1843[10]

Johnson

Paris[111]
8,553
Home Rule
3
6.0 sq mi (15.5 km2)
1890[112]

Bourbon

Park City
537
Home Rule
5
1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
1871

Barren

Park Hills
2,970
Home Rule
4
0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
1927

Kenton

Parkway Village
650
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1940

Jefferson

Pembroke
869
Home Rule
6
1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
1869

Christian

Perryville
751
Home Rule
5
0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
1867[34]

Boyle

Pewee Valley
1,456
Home Rule
5
2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2)
1870

Oldham

Pikeville[113]
6,903
Home Rule
4
21.1 sq mi (54.6 km2)
1848[97]

Pike

Pineville
1,732
Home Rule
4
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
1873[114]

Bell

Pioneer Village
2,030
Home Rule
4
0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
1974

Bullitt

Pippa Passes
533
Home Rule
6
0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
1983

Knott

Plantation
832
Home Rule
5
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1960

Jefferson

Pleasureville
834
Home Rule
6
0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
1842

Henry
Shelby

Plum Springs
453
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1966

Warren

Poplar Hills
362
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1983

Jefferson

Powderly
745
Home Rule
5
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
1963

Muhlenberg

Prestonsburg[115]
3,255
Home Rule
4
12.9 sq mi (33.4 km2)
1867[35]

Floyd

Prestonville
161
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1867

Carroll

Princeton
6,329
Home Rule
4
9.0 sq mi (23.3 km2)
1854[47]

Caldwell

Prospect
4,698
Home Rule
3
3.9 sq mi (10.1 km2)
1974

Jefferson
Oldham

Providence
3,193
Home Rule
4
6.1 sq mi (15.8 km2)
1860[32]

Webster

Raceland[116]
2,424
Home Rule
5
2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
1915

Greenup

Radcliff
21,688
Home Rule
2
12.4 sq mi (32.1 km2)
1956

Hardin

Ravenna
605
Home Rule
5
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1921

Estill

Raywick
134
Home Rule
6
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
1838

Marion

Richlawn
405
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1948

Jefferson

Richmond
31,364
Home Rule
2
23.1 sq mi (59.8 km2)
1809

Madison

River Bluff
403
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1980

Oldham

Riverwood
446
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1969

Jefferson

Robards
515
Home Rule
6
3.0 sq mi (7.8 km2)
1997

Henderson

Rochester
152
Home Rule
6
0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
1858

Butler

Rockport
266
Home Rule
6
0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
1870

Ohio

Rolling Fields
646
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1958[117]

Jefferson

Rolling Hills
959
Home Rule
5
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1966

Jefferson

Russell[118]
3,380
Home Rule
4
3.0 sq mi (7.8 km2)
1874[119]

Greenup

Russell Springs
2,441
Home Rule
5
4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2)
1936

Russell

Russellville
6,960
Home Rule
4
10.8 sq mi (28.0 km2)
1840[120]

Logan

Ryland Heights
1,022
Home Rule
6
5.3 sq mi (13.7 km2)
1972

Kenton

Sacramento
468
Home Rule
6
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1860

McLean

Sadieville
303
Home Rule
5
1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
1880

Scott

St. Charles
277
Home Rule
6
1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
1874

Hopkins

St. Mary
2,765
Home Rule
6

1865

Marion

St. Matthews
17,472
Home Rule
3
4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2)
1950

Jefferson

St. Regis Park
1,454
Home Rule
4
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1953

Jefferson

Salem
752
Home Rule
6
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
1869[121]

Livingston

Salt Lick
303
Home Rule
6
0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
1888

Bath

Salyersville
1,883
Home Rule
4
2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
1867[122]

Magoffin

Sanders
238
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1882[123]

Carroll

Sandy Hook
675
Home Rule
5
1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
1888[124]

Elliott

Sardis
103
Home Rule
6
1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
1850

Mason
Robertson

Science Hill
693
Home Rule
6
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
1882

Pulaski

Scottsville
4,226
Home Rule
4
5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2)
1860[34]

Allen

Sebree
1,603
Home Rule
5
2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2)
1871

Webster

Seneca Gardens
696
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1941

Jefferson

Sharpsburg
323
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1852[125]

Bath

Shelbyville
14,045
Home Rule
3
8.2 sq mi (21.2 km2)
1846[104]

Shelby

Shepherdsville
11,222
Home Rule
3
10.0 sq mi (25.9 km2)
1793 [50][101]

Bullitt

Shively
15,264
Home Rule
3
4.6 sq mi (11.9 km2)
1938

Jefferson

Silver Grove
1,102
Home Rule
5
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
1950

Campbell

Simpsonville
2,484
Home Rule
5
2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)
1833

Shelby

Slaughters[126]
216
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1861

Webster

Smithfield
106
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1870

Henry

Smithland
301
Home Rule
6
0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
1843[127]

Livingston

Smiths Grove
714
Home Rule
5
0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
1871

Warren

Somerset
11,196
Home Rule
3
11.3 sq mi (29.3 km2)
1883[13]

Pulaski

Sonora
513
Home Rule
6
1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
1885

Hardin

South Carrollton
184
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1849

Muhlenberg

South Park View
7
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1961

Jefferson

South Shore
1,122
Home Rule
5
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
1957

Greenup

Southgate
3,803
Home Rule
4
1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2)
1907

Campbell

Sparta
231
Home Rule
6
5.9 sq mi (15.3 km2)
1852

Gallatin
Owen

Spring Mill
287
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1983

Jefferson

Spring Valley
654
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1983

Jefferson

Springfield
2,519
Home Rule
4
3.7 sq mi (9.6 km2)
1847[50]

Washington

Stamping Ground
643
Home Rule
6
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1853[10]

Scott

Stanford
3,487
Home Rule
4
3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2)
1861

Lincoln

Stanton
2,733
Home Rule
4
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2)
1854

Powell

Strathmoor Manor
337
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1931

Jefferson

Strathmoor Village
648
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1929[128]

Jefferson

Sturgis
1,898
Home Rule
4
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
1890

Union

Sycamore
160
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1979

Jefferson

Taylor Mill
6,604
Home Rule
4
6.3 sq mi (16.3 km2)
1956[129]

Kenton

Taylorsville
763
Home Rule
5
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1856[130]

Spencer

Ten Broeck
103
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1979

Jefferson

Thornhill
178
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1976

Jefferson

Tompkinsville
2,402
Home Rule
5
3.6 sq mi (9.3 km2)
1856[131]

Monroe

Trenton
384
Home Rule
6
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
1868[132]

Todd

Union
5,379
Home Rule
4
3.3 sq mi (8.5 km2)
1962[8][14]

Boone

Uniontown
1,002
Home Rule
5
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
1860[132]

Union

Upton
683
Home Rule
6
1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2)
1865

Hardin
LaRue

Vanceburg
1,518
Home Rule
4
1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
1827

Lewis

Versailles
8,568
Home Rule
3
4.4 sq mi (11.4 km2)
1837[104]

Woodford

Vicco
334
Home Rule
6
0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
1964

Perry

Villa Hills
7,489
Home Rule
4
4.4 sq mi (11.4 km2)
1962

Kenton

Vine Grove
4,520
Home Rule
4
4.7 sq mi (12.2 km2)
1865

Hardin

Walton
3,635
Home Rule
5
4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2)
1854[32]

Boone
Kenton

Warfield
269
Home Rule
6
0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
1982

Martin

Warsaw[133]
1,615
Home Rule
4
0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
1833[134][135]

Gallatin

Watterson Park
976
Home Rule
5
1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2)
1981

Jefferson

Waverly
308
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1869[101]

Union

Wayland
426
Home Rule
6
2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2)
1914[136]

Floyd

Wellington
565
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1946

Jefferson

West Buechel
1,230
Home Rule
5
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
1951

Jefferson

West Liberty
3,435
Home Rule
4
4.4 sq mi (11.4 km2)
1840[137]

Morgan

West Point
797
Home Rule
5
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
1848[138]

Hardin

Westwood
634
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1967

Jefferson

Wheatcroft
160
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1902

Webster

Wheelwright
780
Home Rule
6
1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2)
1917

Floyd

White Plains
884
Home Rule
5
3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2)
1888

Hopkins

Whitesburg
2,139
Home Rule
4
3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2)
1876

Letcher

Whitesville
552
Home Rule
6
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1867

Daviess

Wickliffe
688
Home Rule
5
1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
1882

Ballard

Wilder
3,035
Home Rule
5
3.8 sq mi (9.8 km2)
1935

Campbell

Wildwood
261
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1964

Jefferson

Williamsburg
5,245
Home Rule
4
4.9 sq mi (12.7 km2)
1851[131]

Whitley

Williamstown
3,925
Home Rule
5
17.0 sq mi (44.0 km2)
1858[101][125]

Grant
Pendleton

Willisburg
282
Home Rule
6
0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
1965[8]

Washington

Wilmore
3,686
Home Rule
4
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
1918[139]

Jessamine

Winchester
18,368
Home Rule
3
7.9 sq mi (20.5 km2)
1793

Clark

Windy Hills
2,385
Home Rule
5
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
1952

Jefferson

Wingo
632
Home Rule
6
1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
1872

Graves

Woodburn
355
Home Rule
6
0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
1866

Warren

Woodbury
90
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1854[140]

Butler

Woodland Hills
696
Home Rule
6
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
1961

Jefferson

Woodlawn
229
Home Rule
6
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
1922

Campbell

Woodlawn Park
942
Home Rule
5
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1955

Jefferson

Worthington
1,609
Home Rule
5
1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)
1920

Greenup

Worthington Hills
1,446
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1980

Jefferson

Worthville
185
Home Rule
6
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
1878

Carroll

Wurtland
995
Home Rule
5
1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2)
1970

Greenup



  • A^ All but two of Kentucky's county seats are cities. The exceptions are Whitley City (McCreary Co.) and Burlington (Boone Co.). Two Kentucky counties have dual seats of government: the seats of Campbell Co. are Alexandria and Newport and the seats of Kenton Co. are Independence and Covington.[141]


  • B^ Unless otherwise noted, population and area are given according to the 2010 U.S. census.[142]


  • C^ Dates are those of the most recent formal incorporation, according to the records of the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Land Office.[1]


  • D^ For municipalities located in more than one county, the primary county (according to the U.S. Census) is listed first.



Gallery




See also




  • Demographics of Kentucky

  • Geography of Kentucky

  • Kentucky statistical areas

  • List of city nicknames in Kentucky

  • List of counties in Kentucky

  • List of metropolitan areas of Kentucky




References





  1. ^ ab Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "419 Active Kentucky Cities" & individual pages. Accessed June 29, 2017.


  2. ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331: City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved November 11, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ ab "City Classification Reform Fact Sheet Now Available". Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved November 11, 2014.


  4. ^ abcde "KLC Research Report: The Basics of Kentucky Cities" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. September 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-04.


  5. ^ ab Noble, Jeff (April 30, 2014). "Corbin, other Tri-County cities now in Home Rule Class". The Times-Tribune. Corbin, KY. Retrieved November 11, 2014.


  6. ^ Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "122 County Seats". Accessed 15 July 2013.


  7. ^ Kleber, John (1992). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.


  8. ^ abc Established 1833.


  9. ^ Established 1838.


  10. ^ abc Established 1834.


  11. ^ Originally inc. 1865.


  12. ^ ab Established 1799.


  13. ^ abcde Established 1812.


  14. ^ ab Originally inc. 1854.


  15. ^ Originally inc. as Baird's Town.


  16. ^ Established 1788.


  17. ^ Originally inc. as Barlow City.


  18. ^ Originally inc. 1872.


  19. ^ Originally est. as Beatty.


  20. ^ Established 1851.


  21. ^ Established 1816. Originally inc. 1850.


  22. ^ Originally inc. as Berryville. Renamed Berry Station in 1869.


  23. ^ Originally inc. as Middletown.


  24. ^ ab Originally inc. 1880.


  25. ^ Originally inc. as Bolin Green. City of Bowling Green. "History of Bowling Green: Beginnings". Accessed 22 July 2013.


  26. ^ ab Established 1835.


  27. ^ Originally inc. as Breman.


  28. ^ Originally inc. 1940.


  29. ^ ab Originally inc. 1828.


  30. ^ Originally inc. as Calhoon.


  31. ^ Previously incorporated 1871 and 1946.


  32. ^ abc Established 1840.


  33. ^ New Campbellsburg separately inc. 1876; it later grew to include Old Campbellsburg, while taking the shorter name.


  34. ^ abcdef Established 1817.


  35. ^ abcd Established 1818.


  36. ^ Originally est. as Port William.


  37. ^ ab Established 1794.


  38. ^ Originally inc. 1860.


  39. ^ Originally inc. as Centre Town.


  40. ^ Originally inc. as Stroud City.


  41. ^ Established in 1873. Originally inc. 1880.


  42. ^ Originally inc. 1888.


  43. ^ Rennick (1988) lists Clay as having been reïncorporated in 1872.


  44. ^ Established 1828.


  45. ^ Also known as Coal Run.


  46. ^ Established 1803.


  47. ^ abcd Established 1820.


  48. ^ Established 1815.


  49. ^ Established 1837.


  50. ^ abcd Established 1793.


  51. ^ Originally inc. 1802.


  52. ^ Established 1787.


  53. ^ Originally inc. as Dawson City.


  54. ^ Originally the separate cities of Brooklyn and Jamestown.


  55. ^ Jamestown incorporated 1848; Brooklyn inc. 1849.


  56. ^ abcd Established 1836.


  57. ^ Summit Hills Heights incorporated 1962; Pius Heights inc. 1965; both annexed by Edgewood 1968.


  58. ^ abcd Established 1797.


  59. ^ Also known as Eubanks.


  60. ^ Established 1880.


  61. ^ Established before 1798.


  62. ^ abc Established 1830.


  63. ^ South Ft. Mitchell separately incorporated 1927; annexed in 1967.


  64. ^ Established 1867.


  65. ^ Established 1786.


  66. ^ Originally inc. as Lebanon, then George Town.


  67. ^ http://apps.sos.ky.gov/land/cities/citydetail.asp?id=152&city=Georgetown&idctr=149


  68. ^ Kentucky Encyclopedia, p. 371. "Georgetown". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1992. Accessed 26 July 2013. The Kentucky Land Office cannot provide a date for Georgetown's incorporation.


  69. ^ Rennick, Robert. Kentucky Place Names, p. 115. "Germantown". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 26 July 2013.


  70. ^ Originally inc. 1876.


  71. ^ Graymoor originally inc. 1959. Devondale originally inc. 1958.


  72. ^ Established 1844.


  73. ^ Rennick (1987)


  74. ^ Originally inc. as Greenupsburg.


  75. ^ Established 1800.


  76. ^ Originally inc. as Mt. Pleasant.


  77. ^ Established 1785.


  78. ^ Originally inc. as Minor Lane Heights.


  79. ^ Originally inc. as District of Highlands.


  80. ^ Established & originally inc. 1867.


  81. ^ Established 1804.


  82. ^ Originally incorporated 1941; Indian Hills-Cherokee Section separately inc. 1955. The City of Indian Hills website claims they were merged in 1999, but the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Land Office continues to list Indian Hills-Cherokee Section as an active municipality.


  83. ^ Originally inc. as Eden.


  84. ^ Originally inc. in 1888.


  85. ^ Actual date unknown, but a 1938 court ruling claimed incorporation of at least 30 years.


  86. ^ Established 1839. Originally inc. 1845.


  87. ^ As of the 2000 U.S. census, per the Kentucky Land Office.


  88. ^ Originally est. as Lawrence.


  89. ^ Originally inc. 1844.


  90. ^ Established 1782.


  91. ^ Originally inc. 1822.


  92. ^ This figure is for the Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), those areas either unincorporated or within the City of Louisville proper before the 2003 merger of the urban and county governments. The population of the entire county was 741,096.


  93. ^ Established 1778.


  94. ^ Annexed the cities of Keeneland and Whipps Millgate in 2001.


  95. ^ Originally est. as Greenville.


  96. ^ Originally inc. in 1844.


  97. ^ ab Established 1824.


  98. ^ Originally inc. 1866.


  99. ^ Originally inc. 1874.


  100. ^ Originally inc. 1846.


  101. ^ abcde Actual date unknown.


  102. ^ Established 1847. Originally inc. 1874.


  103. ^ Originally inc. 1851.


  104. ^ abc Established 1792.


  105. ^ Originally inc. 1818.


  106. ^ Originally est. as Mount Vernon.


  107. ^ Originally inc. 1833.


  108. ^ Established 1822.


  109. ^ Established 1795.


  110. ^ Originally inc. as Norton.


  111. ^ Originally est. as Hopewell.


  112. ^ Established 1789. Originally inc. 1839.


  113. ^ Originally est. as Pike and inc. as Piketon.


  114. ^ Established 1781.


  115. ^ Originally est. as Preston's Station.


  116. ^ Originally inc. as Chinnville.


  117. ^ Although city claims 1951 incorporation.


  118. ^ Originally est. as Riverview.


  119. ^ Established 1869.


  120. ^ Established 1810.


  121. ^ Earlier establishment legalized by General Assembly in 1816.


  122. ^ Established 1860.


  123. ^ Originally inc. 1871 in Gallatin Co.


  124. ^ Established 1850. Originally inc. 1872 as Martinsburg. City gov't reäctivated 1930 & 1968.


  125. ^ ab Established 1825.


  126. ^ Originally inc. as Slaughtersville.


  127. ^ Established 1805.


  128. ^ Merged with Strathmoor Gardens 1991.


  129. ^ Sunny Acres separately incorporated 1953; annexed in 1959. Winston Park separately inc. 1929; annexed in 1972.


  130. ^ Originally inc. 1829.


  131. ^ ab Established 1819.


  132. ^ ab Originally inc. 1840.


  133. ^ Originally inc. as Fredericksburg.


  134. ^ Established c. 1814.


  135. ^ Originally inc. 1831.


  136. ^ Established 1914.


  137. ^ Established 1823.


  138. ^ Established c. 1797. Originally inc. 1838.


  139. ^ University of Kentucky. Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer, "Wilmore". Accessed 8 July 2013. The Kentucky Land Office cannot provide a date for Wilmore's incorporation.


  140. ^ City gov't reäctivated 1986.


  141. ^ "County Seats of Kentucky's Counties". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2009-03-28.


  142. ^ "All places in Kentucky – DP-1. Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010, 2010 Demographic Profile Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2011-12-31.











Popular posts from this blog

Xamarin.iOS Cant Deploy on Iphone

Glorious Revolution

Dulmage-Mendelsohn matrix decomposition in Python