Saint Matthews, Kentucky

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Latitude: 38.249931 -- Longitude: -85.642613

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St. Matthews is a city in eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 15,852 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 17,374. When the government of Jefferson County merged with the city of Louisville, Kentucky in 2003, citizens of St. Matthews also became citizens of the new Louisville Metro, however, none of the incorporated places in Jefferson County were affected. St. Matthews was first settled in 1779 by Colonial John Floyd. Floyd, who had actually conducted an important survey of Jefferson County in 1774, bought 2,000 acres of land from soldiers who had been awarded the parcels for their service in the French and Indian War. He arrived over land on November 8, 1779, bringing several family members and a black slave, and built cabins and a stockade that came to be known as Floyd's Station.[1] -- Source: Wikipedia.com