St. Matthews, Kentucky
St. Matthews, Kentucky | ||
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FIPS code 21-67944 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2405399[3] | |
Website | www |
St. Matthews
History
Dating the arrival of
The area eventually known as St. Matthews was first
During the early 19th century, the area held several
The St. Matthews community developed around the intersection of what are now Breckenridge Lane, Shelbyville Road, and Westport Road. By 1840, it was known as "Gilman's Point", after local tavern owner Daniel Gilman. The name "St. Matthews" was adopted in 1850 after the completion of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, the area's first. It became the official name of the community in 1851 when the newly opened U.S. post office adopted it. Later numerous other
St. Matthews was connected to the
. The railroad did not greatly alter the economy of St. Matthews, however, which remained heavily agricultural well into the 20th century.In the early 20th century, it produced so many
Growth of the area was accelerated by the
, Louisville's first indoor shopping mall, opened around this time.In 2001, St. Matthews annexed the cities of Broad Fields, Cherrywood Village, Fairmeade, Plymouth Village, and Springlee.[10]
Geography
St. Matthews is located in north-central Jefferson County at 38°15′0″N 85°38′33″W / 38.25000°N 85.64250°W (38.249931, -85.642613).[11] It is 7 miles (11 km) east of downtown Louisville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11.2 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.36%, are water.[6]
The present boundaries of St. Matthews are roughly Cannons Lane to the west, I-264 to the south and east, and several subdivisions off Brownsboro Road to the north. These include Bellewood, Brownsboro Village, Maryhill Estates, and Windy Hills. Farther east, St. Matthews is bordered by Woodlawn Park, Graymoor-Devondale, Lyndon, and Norwood. The separately incorporated cities of Richlawn, Beechwood Village and Norbourne Estates are enclaves within St. Matthews.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1960 | 8,738 | — | |
1970 | 13,152 | 50.5% | |
1980 | 13,519 | 2.8% | |
1990 | 15,800 | 16.9% | |
2000 | 15,852 | 0.3% | |
2010 | 17,472 | 10.2% | |
2020 | 17,534 | 0.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[12] |
As of the
There were 7,978 households, out of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.9% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.1% were non-families. 45.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.94 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 17.0% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.
Education
St. Matthews has a lending library, a branch of the Louisville Free Public Library.[14] Waggener High School and St. Matthews Elementary School.
Notable people
- Bob Heleringer, Louisville lawyer and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, 1980–2002; St. Matthews resident
- Jonathan Hay, Louisville record producer who worked out of his studio in St. Matthews for over a decade.[15] Some of his projects that were recorded in St. Matthews landed on Billboard charts.[16] He was a victim of a home invasion at Mallard Crossing in the local neighborhood but survived the attack.[17]
References
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "St. Matthews, Kentucky". Accessed August 26, 2013.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: St. Matthews, Kentucky
- ^ St. Matthews is the city's formal name,[1] although it is also informally written as "Saint Matthews"[3] and "St. Matthew's".
- ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): St. Matthews city, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ Yater, George H. (1987). Two Hundred Years at the Falls of the Ohio: A History of Louisville and Jefferson County (2nd ed.). Filson Club, Incorporated. pp. 12–13.
- ^ Kleber, John E. ed., The Kentucky Encyclopedia, Kentucky Bicentennial Commission, 1992, p.792
- The Courier-Journal, accessed June 24, 2010
- Courier-Journal.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Kentucky Public Library Directory". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ Brown, Josh (January 28, 2020). "Jonathan Hay: Sounding Off". Towne Post Network - Local Business Directory.
- ^ Grady, Danielle (October 29, 2021). "From St. Matthews To The Billboard Charts, Louisville's Jonathan Hay Reimagines Nirvana As House And Techno".
- ^ "Jonathan Hay, record producer, and musician daughter Iliana Eve held at gunpoint in home invasion". New York Daily News. May 3, 2017.