Editing Louisville, Colorado

{{short description|City in Colorado, United States}}
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The '''City of Louisville''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=Lewisville.ogg|ˈ|l|uː|ɪ|s|v|ɪ|l}}) is a [[List of cities and towns in Colorado#Home rule municipality|home rule municipality]] located in southeastern [[Boulder County, Colorado]], United States. The city population was 21,226 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0846355|access-date=January 3, 2022|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Louisville began as a mining community in 1877, experienced a period of labor violence early in the 20th century, and transitioned to a suburban residential community when the mines closed in the 1950s.

==History==
The town of Louisville dates back to the start of the Welch Mine in 1877, the first coal mine in an area of [[Boulder County, Colorado|Boulder]] and [[Weld County, Colorado|Weld]] counties known as the Northern Coalfield. The town was named for Louis Nawatny, a local landowner who platted his land and named it for himself. Incorporation came several years later in 1882.<ref name="Conarroe">Conarroe, Carol, ''The Louisville Story.'' Louisville, CO: Conarroe, 1978.</ref>

The Northern Coalfield proved to be highly productive, and eventually, some 30 different mines operated within the current boundaries of Louisville, though not all at the same time. During the years of peak production (1907–09), 12 mines were in operation in Louisville, including the Acme Mine whose two million tons of coal came from directly beneath the center of town. The presence of many independent mining companies in Louisville saved the town from becoming a "[[company town]]", wholly owned and dominated by a single mining company.<ref name="Conarroe"/>

Coal from the Northern Coalfield was [[sub-bituminous]] (low grade) and could not be transported long distances because of problems with self-combustion. Mining generally took place in the winter months since that was the period that demanded fuel for heating. During the summers, the miners played in local [[baseball]] leagues, with the home field named "Miners Field".

A great deal of mythology has arisen around the stories of [[tunnel]]s that connected [[western saloon|saloons]] throughout the city, but these have proven to be unfounded and undocumented. Instead, during labor conflicts, many citizens found refuge in dirt basements to avoid errant bullets being fired from mine compounds into the city. From 1910 to 1914, the Northern Colorado Coalfields were in the midst of a strike by the [[United Mine Workers]] and the [[Rocky Mountain Fuel Company]] based on working conditions, pay, and working hours. When miners walked out on the Hecla Mine northeast of Louisville, the company hired the [[Baldwin–Felts Detective Agency]] to guard the mine compound. A machine gun and spotlight were placed in a tower on the Hecla property, and when miners took out their frustration by shooting their guns at the compound, the detectives responded by returning their fire by randomly firing at the town. The northernmost engagement of the [[Colorado Coalfield War]] occurred in Louisville between a small contingent of [[Colorado National Guard]] and Baldwin-Felts, led by Captain [[Hildreth Frost]] against strikers following the [[Ludlow Massacre]] in April 1914.<ref name="Conarroe"/>

Eventually, the coal remaining in the Northern Coalfield became increasingly uneconomical to mine, and the last coal mines operating in Louisville closed in the 1950s.

In 2001, the city changed from a statutory city and became a home rule city. The home rule debate came about when [[Public Service Company of Colorado|Xcel Energy]] announced plans to replace old power line poles with much larger steel towers. While the city wanted the power lines to be buried, it discovered it lacked the authority to force Xcel to do this or even to create a taxing district to fund such.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/cgi-bin/colorado?a=d&d=LVT20011226-01.2.7&srpos=1&e=-------en-20-LVT-1-byDA-txt-txIN-louisville+%22home+rule%22+bury+power+line+xcel-------0-|title=Louisville Times December 26, 2001 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection|website=Coloradohistoricnewspapers.org|access-date=September 7, 2018}}</ref>

===Marshall Fire===
{{Main|2021–2022 Boulder County fires}}
In late December 2021, [[2021–2022 Boulder County fires|the Marshall Fire]] raged through the parched lands near [[Boulder, Colorado]]. Marshall Fire is the most destructive in Colorado's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article256963967.html|title=How big was the Marshall Fire? Comparing the Colorado blaze to past destructive events|website=Sacbee.com|access-date=February 2, 2022}}</ref> The fire impacted City of Louisville, City of [[Superior, Colorado|Superior]] and unincorporated Boulder County areas. Within Louisville, 553 homes were destroyed with an additional 45 damaged. Over 21,000 people in Louisville and 13,000 in Superior were ultimately evacuated while the fire was spreading due to unusual 100-mile-per-hour winds. Additionally, two people died in the fire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cpr.org/2022/01/19/identity-final-person-missing-marshall-fire-bone-fragments/|title=Identity of final person missing from Marshall fire confirmed as investigators uncover bone fragments
|website=www.cpr.org|date=January 22, 2022|access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref> The cause of the fire has not been officially announced, pending an investigation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/colorado-wildfires-burn-hundreds-homes-evacuations/|title=Colorado Wildfires Burn Hundreds of Homes, Force Evacuations|website=Dfw.cbslocal.com|date=December 30, 2021}}</ref>  However, an incident report filed by a ranger with Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks identified two ignition points for the fire. The first ignition point was a shed that began to burn at approximately 11:30AM MST, December 30, 2021. The second ignition point was upwind from the first, and started around noon of the same day on "western side of the Marshall Mesa trailhead."<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 7, 2021|title=Videos show Marshall Fire started by 2 separate ignition points less than a mile apart|url=https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/wildfire/marshall-fire/marshall-fire-2-ignition-points/73-d3755c1c-120a-49cb-8ee0-ad0f1f1fc41a|access-date=May 25, 2022|website=9news.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/wildfire/marshall-fire-boulder-county-update/73-bb81bdba-d335-46f1-8105-b01151e2ac38|title = $12 million donated to Boulder County Wildfire Fund|newspaper = Kusa.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 30, 2021|title=2 missing, 991 homes destroyed in Marshall Fire|url=https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/wildfire/multiple-grass-fires-boulder-county/73-d98c59a1-480e-47cc-b2b3-8a82baca0a58|access-date=January 3, 2022|website=KUSA.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/colorado-wildfires-burn-hundreds-homes-evacuations/|title=Colorado Wildfires Burn Hundreds Of Homes, Force Evacuations|website=Dfw.cbslocal.com|date=December 30, 2021|access-date=February 2, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/wildfire/marshall-fire-boulder-county-update/73-bb81bdba-d335-46f1-8105-b01151e2ac38|title=$12 million donated to Boulder County Wildfire Fund|date=January 3, 2022|website=9news.com|access-date=February 2, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
Louisville is located in southeastern Boulder County. [[U.S. Route 36 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 36]] (the [[Denver-Boulder Turnpike]]) forms the southwestern border of the city.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|20.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|20.4|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|order=flip}}, or 1.35%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Louisville city, Colorado|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0846355|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212182358/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0846355|archive-date=February 12, 2020|access-date=September 26, 2013|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1880 = 450
| 1890 = 596
| 1900 = 966
| 1910 = 1706
| 1920 = 1799
| 1930 = 1681
| 1940 = 2023
| 1950 = 1978
| 1960 = 2073
| 1970 = 2409
| 1980 = 5593
| 1990 = 12361
| 2000 = 18937
| 2010 = 18376
| 2020 = 21226
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 20390
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
| footnote = [[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
}}

<!--As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 18,937 people, 7,216 households, and 4,950 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2010 there were 18,376 people.<ref name=PopEstCities>{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2005-ip.csv | title = Annual Estimates of the Population for All Incorporated Places: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 | format = [[comma-separated values|CSV]] | work = 2005 Population Estimates | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division | date = June 20, 2006 | access-date = May 4, 2007}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|2,223.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,389 housing units at an average density of {{convert|867.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.93% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.54% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.55% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.69% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.90% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.02% of the population.

There were 7,216 households, out of which 41% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31% were non-families. 22% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 3.1.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29% under the age of 18, 6% from 18 to 24, 36% from 25 to 44, 23% from 45 to 64, and 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the city was $69,945, and the median income for a family was $92,121. Males had a median income of $57,159 versus $36,659 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $31,828. 3% of the population and 2% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. 2% of those under the age of 18 and 6% of those 65 and older were living below the [[poverty line]].-->{{clear}}

==Economy==
[[Rogue Wave Software]], a software development company, and the Space Systems component of [[Sierra Space]], a prime systems integrator for commercial spacecraft, are located in Louisville.  [[Uber]] has an office in Louisville.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Uber-Offices-Louisville-CO/2141952529277002|title=Uber Offices, Louisville, CO - Louisville, Colorado - Information Technology Company {{!}} Facebook|website=Facebook.com|language=en|access-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
Louisville's historical downtown includes Steinbaugh Pavilion,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.louisvillerecreation.com/otherfacilities.php |title=Louisville Recreation & Senior Center |publisher=Louisvillerecreation.com |access-date=November 5, 2011}}</ref> which is used for a concert venue during the summer Louisville Street Faire, which runs on Friday nights and features local bands and street vendors <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.downtownlouisvilleco.com/street-faire/|title=The Downtown Louisville Street Faire|publisher=Louisville Downtown Business Association |access-date=April 4, 2016}}</ref> and an ice rink in the winter months. 740 Front Street, previously the Old Louisville Inn, claims to be "one of Colorado’s two oldest bars, the oldest ongoing [[tavern]] license in the state". There is also a farmers' market that runs on Saturdays from May to October along the 800 block of Front Street, centered around the Steinbaugh Pavilion.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.realfarmersmarketco.com/louisville-farmers-market/|title=Louisville Farmers Market|publisher=Real Farmers Markets|access-date=August 18, 2018}}</ref>  The [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] sitcom, [[The Bill Engvall Show]], was set in Louisville. The city has about 32 miles of recreational trails.<ref name="citytrails">{{cite web|url=http://www.louisvilleco.gov/about-us/trails-and-maps|title=Trails and Maps|website=City of Louisville, Colorado|access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>

==Education==
There are six public schools, six private schools, and one public library in Louisville.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} The public secondary schools are [[Monarch High School (Colorado)|Monarch High School]], Monarch K-8, and Louisville Middle School. Nearby higher education institutions include [[University of Colorado Boulder|University of Colorado at Boulder]], [[Naropa University]], and [[Front Range Community College]] (in Longmont and Westminster).

From 2003 to 2010, Louisville was home to the National Education Center of the [[National Institute for Trial Advocacy]] and was also home to NITA's headquarters from 2006 to 2010.  In 2021, NITA moved its headquarters from Boulder back to Louisville.

==See also==
*[[Front Range Urban Corridor]]
*[[Denver metropolitan area]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.louisvilleco.gov/ City of Louisville official website]
* [http://www.louisvillechamber.com/ Louisville Chamber of Commerce]

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|Centre    = Louisville
|North     = 
|Northeast = [[Lafayette, Colorado|Lafayette]]
|East      = 
|Southeast = [[Broomfield, Colorado|Broomfield]]
|South     = [[Superior, Colorado|Superior]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Paragon Estates, Colorado|Paragon Estates]]
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