St. Matthews, Kentucky

St. Matthews, Kentucky
St. Matthews, Kentucky
City
	Downtown St. Matthews
	Location of St. Matthews in Jefferson County, Kentucky
	St. Matthews Location within the state of Kentucky St. Matthews St. Matthews (the United States)
	Coordinates: 38°14′59″N 85°38′18″W / 38.24972°N 85.63833°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Jefferson
Incorporated	1950
Area
• Total	4.40 sq mi (11.39 km2)
• Land	4.38 sq mi (11.35 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	535 ft (163 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	17,534
• Density	4,003.20/sq mi (1,545.52/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	40207
FIPS code	21-67944
GNIS feature ID	2405399
Website	stmatthewsky.gov

St. Matthews^[4] is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It forms part of the Louisville Metro government but is separately incorporated as a home rule-class city.^[5] The population was 17,472 at the 2010 census,^[6] up from 15,852 at the 2000 census. It is the 23rd-largest city in the state. St. Matthews is one of the state's major shopping areas, home to the fifth-largest mall in Kentucky (Mall St. Matthews) along with many smaller shopping centers along Shelbyville Road.

^ ^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. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
^ "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.