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| official_name = St. Matthews, Kentucky
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'''St. Matthews'''{{refn|St. Matthews is the city's formal name,<ref name=sos/> although it is also informally written as "Saint Matthews"<ref name=gnis/> and "St. Matthew's".}} is a [[list of cities in Jefferson County, Kentucky|city]] in [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. It forms part of the [[Louisville Metro]] government but is separately incorporated as a [[list of Kentucky cities|home rule-class city]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.klc.org/UserFiles/files/ClassificationReformFACT(3).pdf |title=Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform |publisher=Kentucky League of Cities |
==History==
{{See also|History of Louisville, Kentucky}}
[[File:Kentucky - Paducah through St. Matthews - NARA - 23940337 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|St. Matthews in 1939]]
Dating the arrival of [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indians]] to present-day Kentucky remains [[settlement of the Americas|controversial]], with estimates ranging from 40,000 to 10,000 years before the present. As with later European cultures, indigenous cultures were often divided near the falls of the [[Ohio River]], which marked a transition zone in travel and settlement. During the late [[Woodland period]] ({{circa|lk=no|1st}} century), this area was between the Ohioan [[Hopewell
The area eventually known as St. Matthews was first [[European colonization of the Americas|settled]] by European Americans in 1779 during the [[American Revolutionary War]] by [[Colonel (U.S.)|Col]]. [[James John Floyd]] of Virginia. He had conducted an important survey of the [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] area in 1774, and bought {{convert|2000|acre|km2|0|sp=us}} of land from Virginia and other colonial veterans who had been awarded the parcels for their service in the [[French and Indian War]] (known as the [[Seven Years' War]] in Europe). He arrived overland on November 8, 1779, bringing several family members and a [[slavery in the United States|black slave]]. They built cabins and a stockade, which came to be known as "[[
▲Dating the arrival of [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indians]] to present-day Kentucky remains [[settlement of the Americas|controversial]], with estimates ranging from 40,000 to 10,000 years before the present. As with later European cultures, indigenous cultures were often divided near the falls of the [[Ohio River]], which marked a transition zone in travel and settlement. During the late [[Woodland period]] ({{circa|lk=no|1st}} century), this area was between the Ohioan [[Hopewell Culture]] and the Illinois [[Crab Orchard Culture]] that extended to the west. Later ({{circa|lk=no|1200}}), it was the boundary between the [[Middle Mississippian Culture|Mississippian]] and [[Fort Ancient]] cultures. During the 18th century, the area was claimed by various Indian tribes, including the [[Shawnee]] from the northwest and the [[Iroquois Nation|Iroquois]] to the east; based in New York and Pennsylvania, the Iroquois used the Ohio Valley as a hunting ground by right of conquest.
▲The area eventually known as St. Matthews was first [[European colonization of the Americas|settled]] by European Americans in 1779 during the [[American Revolutionary War]] by [[Colonel (U.S.)|Col]]. [[James John Floyd]] of Virginia. He had conducted an important survey of the [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] area in 1774, and bought {{convert|2000|acre|km2|0|sp=us}} of land from Virginia and other colonial veterans who had been awarded the parcels for their service in the [[French and Indian War]] (known as the [[Seven Years' War]] in Europe). He arrived overland on November 8, 1779, bringing several family members and a [[slavery in the United States|black slave]]. They built cabins and a stockade, which came to be known as "[[Floyd's Station, Kentucky|Floyd's Station]]".<ref>{{cite book|title=Two Hundred Years at the Falls of the Ohio: A History of Louisville and Jefferson County|last=Yater|first=George H.|year=1987|publisher=Filson Club, Incorporated|edition=2nd|pages=12–13}}</ref>
During the early 19th century, the area held several [[plantations in the American South|plantations]] and was known as the "garden of the state". As with most areas of the Inner [[Bluegrass Region]], the area was settled by many migrants from [[Virginia]], who brought slaves for labor. The major crops were labor-intensive [[tobacco]] and [[hemp]]; breeding livestock, primarily horses, was also important to the economy.<ref>Kleber, John E. ed., ''The Kentucky Encyclopedia'', Kentucky Bicentennial Commission, 1992, p.792</ref> There were some changes to mixed crops because the soil was exhausted from tobacco. In the years before the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Kentucky planters had a surplus of slaves and sold many at [[slave market|markets]] in Louisville to traders who took them to the [[Deep South]] in the domestic slave trade. Demand was high as the South was being developed for [[history of sugar|sugar]] and especially [[Industrial Revolution in the United Kingdom|cotton]]. The invention of the [[cotton gin]] had made cultivation of short-staple cotton profitable.
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 [[Protestant]] churches were founded, including [[Baptist]]. Holy Trinity, the oldest of the three [[Catholic Church in the United States|Catholic]] churches in the city, was completed in 1882, following immigration to the area of Catholics from Switzerland and Germany.<ref>[http://orig.courier-journal.com/reweb/community/placetime/eastend-stmatthews.html Gayle Cutler, "St. Matthews: Development of Community Near Beargrass Creek Was Rooted in Potato Farms, a Protestant Presence"], ''[[The Courier-Journal]]'', accessed
St. Matthews was connected to the [[Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railroad]], as well as a later railroad{{which|date=October 2013}} that connected Louisville to [[Anchorage, Kentucky|Anchorage]] and [[Middletown, Kentucky|Middletown]]. The railroad did not greatly alter the economy of St. Matthews, however, which remained heavily agricultural well into the 20th century.
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Growth of the area was accelerated by the [[Ohio River flood of 1937]], which caused many families to leave low-lying ground in Louisville and move to St. Matthews. It incorporated as a city in 1950, partially to address infrastructure problems{{which|date=October 2013}} and to build a sewer system.{{dubious|date=October 2013}} The [[Mall St. Matthews]], Louisville's first indoor shopping mall, opened around this time.
In 2001, St. Matthews annexed the cities of [[
==Geography==
St. Matthews is located in north-central Jefferson County at {{coord|38|15|0|N|85|38|33|W|type:city}} (38.249931,
The present boundaries of St. Matthews are roughly Cannons Lane to the west, [[Interstate 264 (Kentucky)|I-264]] to the south and east, and several subdivisions off Brownsboro Road to the north. These include [[
==Demographics==
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|2000= 15852
|2010= 17472
|2020= 17534
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/
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[[File:Sgfsag.jpg|thumb|right|260px|A residential street in St. Matthews]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=
There were 7,978 households, out of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.9% were [[
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 [[public library|lending library]], a branch of the [[Louisville Free Public Library]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111202017/https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 11, 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives |
==Notable people==
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* [[Bob Heleringer]], Louisville lawyer and member of the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]], 1980–2002; St. Matthews resident
* [[Jonathan Hay (publicist)|Jonathan Hay]], Louisville record producer who worked out of his studio in St. Matthews for over a decade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://townepost.com/kentucky/sounding-off-jonathan-hay/|title=Jonathan Hay: Sounding Off|first=Josh|last=Brown|date=January 28, 2020|website=Towne Post Network – Local Business Directory|access-date=July 16, 2023|archive-date=July 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716183947/https://townepost.com/kentucky/sounding-off-jonathan-hay/|url-status=live}}</ref> Some of his projects that were recorded in St. Matthews landed on [[Billboard charts]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leoweekly.com/2021/10/from-st-matthews-to-the-billboard-charts-louisvilles-jonathan-hay-reimagines-nirvana-as-house-and-techno/|title=From St. Matthews To The Billboard Charts, Louisville's Jonathan Hay Reimagines Nirvana As House And Techno|first=Danielle|last=Grady|date=October 29, 2021|access-date=July 16, 2023|archive-date=July 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716183947/https://www.leoweekly.com/2021/10/from-st-matthews-to-the-billboard-charts-louisvilles-jonathan-hay-reimagines-nirvana-as-house-and-techno/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was a victim of a [[home invasion]] at Mallard Crossing in the local neighborhood but survived the attack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/jonathan-hay-daughter-iliana-eve-duct-taped-home-invasion-article-1.3135047|title=Jonathan Hay, record producer, and musician daughter Iliana Eve held at gunpoint in home invasion|date=May 3, 2017|website=New York Daily News|access-date=July 16, 2023|archive-date=July 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707115214/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/jonathan-hay-daughter-iliana-eve-duct-taped-home-invasion-article-1.3135047|url-status=live}}</ref>
==References==
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{{wikivoyage|Saint Matthews}}
* [http://www.stmatthews.org/ City of St. Matthews official website]
* [http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISORESTMP=results.php&CISOVIEWTMP=item_viewer.php&CISOMODE=grid&CISOGRID=thumbnail,A,1;title,A,1;descri,200,0;none,200,0;none,A,0;20;title,none,none,none,none&CISOBIB=title,A,1,N;subjec,A,0,N;descri,200,0,N;none,A,0,N;none,A,0,N;20;title,none,none,none,none&CISOTHUMB=20%20(4x5);title,none,none,none,none&CISOTITLE=20;title,none,none,none,none&CISOHIERA=20;subjec,title,none,none,none&CISOSUPPRESS=0&CISOTYPE=link&CISOOP1=exact&CISOFIELD1=title&CISOBOX1=&CISOOP2=exact&CISOFIELD2=coveraa&CISOBOX2=Saint+Matthews+%28Ky.%29&CISOOP3=exact&CISOFIELD3=descri&CISOBOX3=&CISOOP4=exact&CISOFIELD4=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOBOX4=&c=exact&CISOROOT=all Images of Saint Matthews (Ky.) in the University of Louisville Libraries Digital Collections] * [http://www.schools.jefferson.kyschools.us/Elementary/StMatthews/ elementary school website]
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