Prospect
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city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Jefferson , Oldham
- Named after
- the local railroad station
- Total
- 3.90 sq mi (10.11 km )
- Land
- 3.83 sq mi (9.92 km )
- Water
- 0.073 sq mi (0.19 km )
- Elevation
- 495 ft (151 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 4,696
- Density
- 1,199/sq mi (462.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 21-63264
- Website
- prospectky.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Prospect is a home rule-class city in Jefferson and Oldham counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The Jefferson County portion is a part of the Louisville Metro government. The population was 4,592 as of the 2020 census, down from 4,698 at the time of the 2010 census. It is one of the wealthiest communities in Kentucky.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Prospect” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.