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About Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District
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The city center has been undergoing a revitalization for the past ten years, with new housing attracting the traditional urban base as well as empty-nesters. The overall population (Louisville-Jefferson County Metro) of about 700,000 is growing more diverse, with a recent influx in the last twenty years of Latinos, Asians, and eastern Europeans.
Louisville's largest industries
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Louisville may be best known as the hometown of Muhammad Ali and Churchill Downs, where the Kentucky Derby has taken place on the first Saturday in May since 1875.