Jeffersontown
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human settlement in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Jefferson
- Named after
- then- Vice Pres. Thomas Jefferson
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Mayor
- Carol Pike
- Total
- 10.61 sq mi (27.48 km )
- Land
- 10.58 sq mi (27.39 km )
- Water
- 0.039 sq mi (0.10 km )
- Elevation
- 637 ft (194 m)
- Density
- 2,692.9/sq mi (1,039.75/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 40220, 40223, 40269, 40291, 40299
- Fips code
- 21-40222
- Website
- jeffersontownky.com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Jeffersontown is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 28,474 at the 2020 census. Jeffersontown is a major suburb of Louisville. When the Louisville Metro government was established in 2003, Jeffersontown chose to retain its status as an independent city. It is the metro area's largest municipality outside Louisville. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name J-town.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jeffersontown” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.