List of cities in Kentucky
Kentucky is a state in the United States. It has 419 active cities.[1]
Classes
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, including Mayor-Council, Commission, and City Manager
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 In certain areas of law, class-based distinctions between cities have been replaced by population-based distinctions.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 |
- Five largest cities in Kentucky
- 1. Louisville, largest city of Kentucky
- 2. Lexington
- 4. Owensboro
- 5. Covington
List of Cities
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 Laurel |
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 |
Mount 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
- Louisville, the largest city in Kentucky
- Lexington, home of the University of Kentucky
- Covington, a suburb of Cincinnati
- Danville, home of Centre College.
- Frankfort, the state capital
- Bardstown, home of "My Old Kentucky Home"
See also
References
- Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "419 Active Kentucky Cities" & individual pages. Accessed June 29, 2017.
- "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331: City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- "City Classification Reform Fact Sheet Now Available". Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- "KLC Research Report: The Basics of Kentucky Cities" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. September 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- Noble, Jeff (April 30, 2014). "Corbin, other Tri-County cities now in Home Rule Class". The Times-Tribune. Corbin, KY. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "122 County Seats". Accessed 15 July 2013.
- Kleber, John (1992). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
- Established 1833.
- Established 1838.
- Established 1834.
- Originally inc. 1865.
- Established 1799.
- Established 1812.
- Originally inc. 1854.
- Originally inc. as Baird's Town.
- Established 1788.
- Originally inc. as Barlow City.
- Originally inc. 1872.
- Originally est. as Beatty.
- Established 1851.
- Established 1816. Originally inc. 1850.
- Originally inc. as Berryville. Renamed Berry Station in 1869.
- Originally inc. as Middletown.
- Originally inc. 1880.
- Originally inc. as Bolin Green. City of Bowling Green. "History of Bowling Green: Beginnings Archived 2013-07-26 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 22 July 2013.
- Established 1835.
- Originally inc. as Breman.
- Originally inc. 1940.
- Originally inc. 1828.
- Originally inc. as Calhoon.
- Previously incorporated 1871 and 1946.
- Established 1840.
- New Campbellsburg separately inc. 1876; it later grew to include Old Campbellsburg, while taking the shorter name.
- Established 1817.
- Established 1818.
- Originally est. as Port William.
- Established 1794.
- Originally inc. 1860.
- Originally inc. as Centre Town.
- Originally inc. as Stroud City.
- Established in 1873. Originally inc. 1880.
- Originally inc. 1888.
- Rennick (1988) lists Clay as having been reïncorporated in 1872.
- Established 1828.
- Also known as Coal Run.
- Established 1803.
- Established 1820.
- Established 1815.
- Established 1837.
- Established 1793.
- Originally inc. 1802.
- Established 1787.
- Originally inc. as Dawson City.
- Originally the separate cities of Brooklyn and Jamestown.
- Jamestown incorporated 1848; Brooklyn inc. 1849.
- Established 1836.
- Summit Hills Heights incorporated 1962; Pius Heights inc. 1965; both annexed by Edgewood 1968.
- Established 1797.
- Also known as Eubanks.
- Established 1880.
- Established before 1798.
- Established 1830.
- South Ft. Mitchell separately incorporated 1927; annexed in 1967.
- Established 1867.
- Established 1786.
- Originally inc. as Lebanon, then George Town.
- http://apps.sos.ky.gov/land/cities/citydetail.asp?id=152&city=Georgetown&idctr=149
- 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.
- Rennick, Robert. Kentucky Place Names, p. 115. "Germantown". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 26 July 2013.
- Originally inc. 1876.
- Graymoor originally inc. 1959. Devondale originally inc. 1958.
- Established 1844.
- Rennick (1987)
- Originally inc. as Greenupsburg.
- Established 1800.
- Originally inc. as Mt. Pleasant.
- Established 1785.
- Originally inc. as Minor Lane Heights.
- Originally inc. as District of Highlands.
- Established & originally inc. 1867.
- Established 1804.
- 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.
- Originally inc. as Eden.
- Originally inc. in 1888.
- Actual date unknown, but a 1938 court ruling claimed incorporation of at least 30 years.
- Established 1839. Originally inc. 1845.
- As of the 2000 U.S. census, per the Kentucky Land Office.
- Originally est. as Lawrence.
- Originally inc. 1844.
- Established 1782.
- Originally inc. 1822.
- 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.
- Established 1778.
- Annexed the cities of Keeneland and Whipps Millgate in 2001.
- Originally est. as Greenville.
- Originally inc. in 1844.
- Established 1824.
- Originally inc. 1866.
- Originally inc. 1874.
- Originally inc. 1846.
- Actual date unknown.
- Established 1847. Originally inc. 1874.
- Originally inc. 1851.
- Established 1792.
- Originally inc. 1818.
- Originally est. as Mount Vernon.
- Originally inc. 1833.
- Established 1822.
- Established 1795.
- Originally inc. as Norton.
- Originally est. as Hopewell.
- Established 1789. Originally inc. 1839.
- Originally est. as Pike and inc. as Piketon.
- Established 1781.
- Originally est. as Preston's Station.
- Originally inc. as Chinnville.
- Although city claims 1951 incorporation.
- Originally est. as Riverview.
- Established 1869.
- Established 1810.
- Earlier establishment legalized by General Assembly in 1816.
- Established 1860.
- Originally inc. 1871 in Gallatin Co.
- Established 1850. Originally inc. 1872 as Martinsburg. City gov't reäctivated 1930 & 1968.
- Established 1825.
- Originally inc. as Slaughtersville.
- Established 1805.
- Merged with Strathmoor Gardens 1991.
- Sunny Acres separately incorporated 1953; annexed in 1959. Winston Park separately inc. 1929; annexed in 1972.
- Originally inc. 1829.
- Established 1819.
- Originally inc. 1840.
- Originally inc. as Fredericksburg.
- Established c. 1814.
- Originally inc. 1831.
- Established 1914.
- Established 1823.
- Established c. 1797. Originally inc. 1838.
- University of Kentucky. Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer, "Wilmore". Accessed 8 July 2013. The Kentucky Land Office cannot provide a date for Wilmore's incorporation.
- City gov't reäctivated 1986.
- "County Seats of Kentucky's Counties". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. 2008-10-07. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- "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 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2011-12-31.