Prairie Village, Louisville

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Prairie Village is a neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky centered along Third Street Road and Stonestreet Road.^[1]

[edit] Location

Located in Jefferson County, Prairie Village is a Series of subdivisions and farms centered on the intersection of Third Street Road, Valley Station Road, and Stone Street Road. Considered a distinct neighborhood within the larger Louisville Metro, Prairie Village offers residents an exurb lifestyle situated only miles away from the largest city in the state, Louisville.^[2]

[edit] Economy and real estate

The median value of Prairie Village real estate is currently around $112,000. The average age of homes in the area is 36 years, although this varies widely. Historic homes are intermixed with subdivided developments from the last 30 years.^[3]

Job growth in the area is estimated at over seven percent through 2010.^[4]

[edit] Healthcare

Jewish and Saint Mary's Hospital Southwest a regional hospital and healthcare facility is located in Prairie Village. This campus also includes physicians offices and lab services. This facility also serves as an emergency care center serving the Southwest Jefferson County, Bullitt County, and Hardin County Areas.

Medical Specialties Represented on this campus include cardiologists, family practitioners, gynecologists, gastroenterologists, internal medicine physicians, oncologists, podiatrists and urologists.^[5][6]

[edit] Education

Two Public Schools are located in Prairie Village, Stone Street Elementary and Stuart Middle School, which the largest middle school in Jefferson County and the state of Kentucky.^[7] The high schools for the area are Doss, PRP, and Valley High Schools.^[8]

The Campus of Jefferson Community College Southwest is also located in Prairie Village. This campus offers stand alone programs for AA degrees in varying field including nursing which utilizes the adjacent Jewish and Saint Mary's Hospital Southwest Campus.^[9]

[edit] Religion

Prairie Village has several churches located both in its boundaries and just outside. Churches inside the neighborhood include the Community of Christ, Faith Presbyterian Church,^[10] and Virginia Avenue United Methodist Church.^[11] Valley View Baptist Church a megachurch is located just outside of Prairie Village as is the Valley Station Campus of Highview Baptist Church which is a multi-campus megachurch.^[12][13]

[edit] Baseball

Prairie Village is also home of a large Little League Baseball Program. Prairie Village Baseball has been in the neighborhood for over 40 years located behind Stonestreet Elementary School. Some of it's players have gone on to play for past State Baseball Champion PRP High School's team. They offer T-Ball, Baseball, and Softball, and are co-ed.^[14]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Prairie Village, Louisville is at coordinates 38°06′45″N 85°50′12″W / 38.1125, -85.8367 (Prairie Village, Louisville)Coordinates: 38°06′45″N 85°50′12″W / 38.1125, -85.8367 (Prairie Village, Louisville)

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