Editing Louisville, Mississippi

{{Short description|Town in Winston County}}
{{for|the extinct settlement in Jefferson County|Shankstown, Mississippi}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Louisville, Mississippi
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Louisville mississippi.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Main Street in Louisville, 2008
| image_flag         = Flag of Louisville, Mississippi.png
| image_seal         = 
| image_blank_emblem = Logo of Louisville, Mississippi.png
| blank_emblem_type  = Logo

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| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Louisville, Mississippi
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| pushpin_map        = USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Mississippi]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Mississippi|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Winston County, Mississippi|Winston]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = William A. Hill ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayor |url=http://www.cityoflouisvillems.com/mayor.html |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=cityoflouisvillems.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Recapitulation |url=https://sos.ms.gov/elections/electionresults/2021MunicipalGeneral/Louisville.pdf |access-date=November 28, 2024 |website=Mississippi Secretary of State}}</ref>
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| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_28.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 39.56
| area_land_km2      = 39.10
| area_water_km2     = 0.46
| area_total_sq_mi   = 15.27
| area_land_sq_mi    = 15.10
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.18

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 6072
| population_density_km2 = 155.28
| population_density_sq_mi = 402.17

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 174
| elevation_ft       = 571
| coordinates        = {{coord|33|7|23|N|89|3|22|W|region:US-MS|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 39339
| area_code          = [[Area code 662|662]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 28-42280
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0693835
| website            = [http://www.cityoflouisvillems.com/ City Website]
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'''Louisville''' (pronounced LEW-iss-vill)<ref name="Pronounced">{{cite web|title=The Hard To Pronounce Town In Every Single State|date=27 January 2018|url=https://doyouremember.com/63865/hard-pronounce-town-every-single-state/3|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref> is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Winston County, Mississippi|Winston County]], [[Mississippi]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 6,072 at the 2020 census.

==History==
Like Winston County, Louisville is named for [[Louis Winston]] (1784–1824), a colonel in the militia, a prominent lawyer, and a judge of the Mississippi Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n190 191]}}</ref> In 1863 Union Colonel [[Benjamin Grierson]] marched 900 troops through Louisville during [[Grierson's Raid|his raid]] through Mississippi. There was no fighting in Winston County.<ref name="MSGW">{{cite web |title=Winston County |url=http://www.msgw.org/winston/ |access-date=15 January 2019}}</ref>

In 1927, a mob of 1,000 white men from Louisville, [[Lynching of Jim and Mark Fox|lynched two African-Americans]], Jim and Mark Fox by wrapping them in barbed wire and setting them on fire. The Foxes were accused of killing Clarence Nichols, a white man who started a fight with them because they would not let him pass their Ford touring car in his Chevrolet.<ref name="Fox">{{cite news |title=Man Killed: Mob Negroes |newspaper=Winston County Journal |date=June 17, 1927}}</ref><ref name="Mob Rule">{{cite news |title=Shal Law or Criminal Rule |newspaper=Winston County Journal |date=June 17, 1927}}</ref><ref name="Newton Record">{{cite news |title=Shall the law rule? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109813723/ |access-date=19 September 2022 |newspaper=Newton Record |date=June 16, 1927}}</ref><ref name="CL lynching">{{cite news |title=Winston mob burns negroes at the stake |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109813929/ |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Clarion-Ledger |date=June 14, 1927}}</ref>

On April 28, 2014, Louisville was hit by an [[Tornado outbreak of April 27–30, 2014#Louisville, Mississippi|EF4 tornado]], resulting in ten fatalities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/?n=2014_04_27_28_29_winston_tor |title=Winston Tornado |access-date=2023-02-04 |archive-date=2014-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502003125/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/?n=2014_04_27_28_29_winston_tor |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://weather.com/news/news/tornado-kills-nearly-200000-chickens-direct-hit-mississippi-farm-20140503#4 | title=Tornado Kills Nearly 220,000 Chickens in Direct Hit on Mississippi Farm }}</ref>

==Geography==
Louisville is located at {{Coord|33|7|23|N|89|3|22|W|type:city}} (33.122931, -89.056182).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>  According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|15.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|15.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (1.44%) is water. It is known by many as the "Front porch of the South".<ref name="Safest 5">{{cite news|title=Louisville among top 5 safest cities in MS|url=http://winstoncountyjournal.com/louisville-among-top-5-safest-cities-in-ms/|access-date=24 March 2017|date=3 September 2014}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | collapsed   = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = Louisville, Mississippi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1891–2020)
 | Jan record high F  = 84
 | Feb record high F  = 87
 | Mar record high F  = 92
 | Apr record high F  = 92
 | May record high F  = 101
 | Jun record high F  = 105
 | Jul record high F  = 107
 | Aug record high F  = 107
 | Sep record high F  = 106
 | Oct record high F  = 97
 | Nov record high F  = 88
 | Dec record high F  = 83
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 55.0
 | Feb high F = 58.9
 | Mar high F = 67.8
 | Apr high F = 75.0
 | May high F = 82.5
 | Jun high F = 89.0
 | Jul high F = 91.5
 | Aug high F = 91.0
 | Sep high F = 86.2
 | Oct high F = 76.5
 | Nov high F = 64.8
 | Dec high F = 56.8
 | year high F =
 | Jan mean F = 44.4
 | Feb mean F = 48.0
 | Mar mean F = 55.7
 | Apr mean F = 63.0
 | May mean F = 71.4
 | Jun mean F = 78.2
 | Jul mean F = 81.0
 | Aug mean F = 80.5
 | Sep mean F = 75.2
 | Oct mean F = 64.5
 | Nov mean F = 53.5
 | Dec mean F = 46.5
 | year mean F = 
 | Jan low F = 33.9
 | Feb low F = 37.1
 | Mar low F = 43.6
 | Apr low F = 50.9
 | May low F = 60.4
 | Jun low F = 67.4
 | Jul low F = 70.6
 | Aug low F = 70.0
 | Sep low F = 64.1
 | Oct low F = 52.6
 | Nov low F = 42.2
 | Dec low F = 36.2
 | year low F = 
 | Jan record low F  = -3
 | Feb record low F  = -13
 | Mar record low F  = 12
 | Apr record low F  = 26
 | May record low F  = 37
 | Jun record low F  = 43
 | Jul record low F  = 52
 | Aug record low F  = 46
 | Sep record low F  = 37
 | Oct record low F  = 24
 | Nov record low F  = 10
 | Dec record low F  = -3
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 5.05
 | Feb precipitation inch = 5.68
 | Mar precipitation inch = 5.47
 | Apr precipitation inch = 5.31
 | May precipitation inch = 4.96
 | Jun precipitation inch = 3.95
 | Jul precipitation inch = 4.62
 | Aug precipitation inch = 4.76
 | Sep precipitation inch = 4.05
 | Oct precipitation inch = 4.21
 | Nov precipitation inch = 4.21
 | Dec precipitation inch = 5.24
 | year precipitation inch =  
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 8.8
 | Feb precipitation days  = 8.6
 | Mar precipitation days  = 8.8
 | Apr precipitation days  = 7.4
 | May precipitation days  = 8.7
 | Jun precipitation days  = 8.1
 | Jul precipitation days  = 10.0
 | Aug precipitation days  = 8.9
 | Sep precipitation days  = 5.5
 | Oct precipitation days  = 5.9
 | Nov precipitation days  = 7.3
 | Dec precipitation days  = 8.9
 | year precipitation days = 96.9
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
 |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=jan
 |title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
 |access-date = October 31, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
 |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00225247&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
 |title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
 |access-date = October 31, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 385
|1880= 418
|1890= 484
|1900= 505
|1910= 1181
|1920= 1777
|1930= 3013
|1940= 3451
|1950= 5282
|1960= 5066
|1970= 6626
|1980= 7323
|1990= 7169
|2000= 7006
|2010= 6631
|2020= 6072
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Louisville Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2842280&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-08|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|3,895
|64.15%
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|1,925
|31.7%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|120
|1.98%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|96
|1.58%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|28
|0.46%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|7
|0.12%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.02%
|-
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 6,072 people, 2,309 households, and 1,589 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 7,006 people, 2,641 households, and 1,817 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|464.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,884 housing units at an average density of {{convert|191.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 46.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 52.46% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.44% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.66% of the population.

There were 2,641 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 25.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,485, and the median income for a family was $31,750. Males had a median income of $29,951 versus $17,491 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,857. About 24.8% of families and 28.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.3% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Prior to 1970, Louisville maintained a dual system of schools for White and Black students. Black students were educated at the [[Louisville Colored School]], also known as [[Camile Street School]], whereas White students had their own schools, including [[Louisville High School (Mississippi)|Louisville High School]]. Several federal laws and U.S. Supreme Court decisions forced this to change. In 1967, due to the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]], the school adopted a desegregation plan that in theory allowed students to choose which schools to attend.<ref name="Deseg Plan">{{cite news |title=Notice of School Desegregation Plan |publisher=Winston County Journal |date=April 27, 1967}}</ref> When the courts mandated that the schools be integrated, students from Louisville Colored School were allowed to attend Louisville High School. In order to preserve a segregated education for White students only, a [[segregation academy]], [[Winston Academy]] was created.<ref name="Jeremy Thompson">{{cite journal |last1=Thompson |first1=Jeremy S. |title=From Segregation To Integration: A Historical Study Of Music Education In The Colored School In Louisville, Mississippi Through 1970 |journal=Electronic Theses and Dissertations |date=January 2014 |url=https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/708/ |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="wcj69">{{cite news|title=300 Attend Foundation Meet Friday|newspaper=The Winston County Journal| page=1| date=June 12, 1969}}</ref> The City of Louisville is now served by the [[Louisville Municipal School District]] and [[Louisville High School (Mississippi)|Louisville High School]]. Private schools in Louisville include Winston Academy, which as of 2020 was still over 99% white,<ref name=nces>{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00735658&ID=00735658|title=Search for Private Schools - School Detail for WINSTON ACADEMY}}</ref> and Grace Christian School.

==Culture==
[[Image:Strand Theatre Louisville.jpg|right|thumb|The historic Strand Theatre in downtown Louisville; note that the [[Western use of the Swastika in the early 20th century#Use in architecture|Swastika]] incorporated into the building's facade is decorative rather than political, as the theatre antedates the Nazi era.]]
The American Heritage "Big Red" Fire Museum is located in Louisville. This museum features a collection of restored antique fire equipment and [[fire apparatus|fire engines]].<ref>[http://www.taylorbigred.com/fire_museum.html The American Heritage "Big Red" Fire Museum] in Louisville</ref> The Strand Theatre, in downtown Louisville, is an historic movie theater which now serves as an art and music venue. Louisville native [[Carl Jackson]] plays an annual Christmas concert at the theater to raise money for the building's restoration.<ref>{{cite news|title=Strong cast of musicians serves up Christmas joy|work=Winston County Journal|first=Joseph|last=McCain|date=December 13, 2006|url=http://www.winstoncountyjournal.com/articles/2006/12/13/news/news03.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210043127/http://www.winstoncountyjournal.com/articles/2006/12/13/news/news03.txt|archive-date=February 10, 2013}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[Mississippi Highway 14]] enters east from the Alabama state line through Macon and when it enters in Louisville it is also known as Main Street. It leaves westbound eventually traveling to the Mississippi River where it ends.

[[Mississippi Highway 15]] enters from the north from [[Ackerman, MS]], then meets up with [[Mississippi Highway 25]] just north of Louisville. M.S. 25 enters from the north from Starkville. M.S. 15 and 25 travel together along the western side of town. At the southern edge of town they separate: M.S. 15 traveling to Philadelphia & [[Interstate 20]]; and M.S. 25 to Jackson.

==Notable people==
* [[Van Chancellor]], basketball coach
* [[Thomas D. Clark]], noted historian
* [[Doug Cunningham (American football)|Doug Cunningham]], former professional football player
* [[Olu Dara]] (born Charles Jones), jazz musician, father of the rapper [[Nas]]
* [[Drew Eubanks]], American basketball player
* [[Mark Hudspeth]], football coach
* [[Carl Jackson]], country music songwriter
* [[E. Grady Jolly]], U.S. circuit judge
* [[Andy Kennedy (basketball coach)|Andy Kennedy]], basketball coach
* [[Coby Miller]], Olympic athlete
* [[Matthew Mitchell (basketball coach)|Matthew Mitchell]], basketball coach
* [[Kim Rosamond]], basketball coach for [[Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles women's basketball|Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles]]<ref>https://www.ttusports.com/sports/wbkb/coaches/rosamond_kim?view=bio Kim Rosamond</ref>
* [[Lisa Stewart]], country music singer and TV host
* [[Marcus Thames]], Major League Baseball player and coach

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.cityoflouisvillems.com/ City of Louisville]

{{Winston County, Mississippi}}
{{Mississippi county seats}}

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[[Category:Louisville, Mississippi|*]]
[[Category:Cities in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Cities in Winston County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:County seats in Mississippi]]