Meriwether is a neighborhood two miles southeast of downtown

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, USA, and just east of the

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. It was laid out by David Meriwether in 1871 and the first houses were built in 1891. Nearly all of the homes are

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s. Its boundaries are the

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tracks to the north, Shelby Street to the east and

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to the west. Lincoln Park and Preston Park are located in the neighborhood. It is commonly referred to as part of greater Schnitzelburg. Meriwether is also sometimes confused with Louisville's

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and Saint Joseph's neighborhood.

Demographics

As of 2000, the population of Meriwether was 1,442 , of which 64.9% are white, 29.8% are black, 4.2% are listed as other, and 1% are Hispanic. College graduates are 10.4% of the population, people w/o a high school degree are 23.9%, people with 1+ years of college w/o a degree are 13.6%. Females outnumber males 53% to 47%.

References

External links

Images of Meriwether (Louisville, Ky.) in the University of Louisville Libraries Digital Collections
Neighborhoods in Louisville, Kentucky Populated places established in 1871 1871 establishments in Kentucky {{Louisville-stub