Louisville, Mississippi Louisville, Mississippi Main Street in Louisville, 2008 Main Street in Louisville, 2008 Location of Louisville, Mississippi Location of Louisville, Mississippi Louisville, Mississippi is positioned in the US Louisville, Mississippi - Louisville, Mississippi State Mississippi Louisville is a town/city in Winston County, Mississippi.
Like Winston County, Louisville is titled for Louis Winston (1784 1824), a colonel in the militia, a prominent lawyer, and a judge of the Mississippi Supreme Court. On April 28, 2014, Louisville was hit by a EF4 tornado, which killed 10 citizens .
Louisville is positioned at 33 7 23 N 89 3 22 W (33.122931, -89.056182). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 15.3 square miles (40 km2), of which 15.1 square miles (39 km2) is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (1.44%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,006 citizens , 2,641 homeholds, and 1,817 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 46.29% White, 52.46% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.44% from other competitions, and 0.51% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,641 homeholds out of which 34.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples living together, 25.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families.
In the city, the populace 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 income for a homehold in the town/city was $27,485, and the median income for a family was $31,750.
About 24.8% of families and 28.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 39.3% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.
The City of Louisville is served by the Louisville Municipal School District.
Private schools in Louisville include Winston Academy and Grace Christian School.
The historic Strand Theatre in downtown Louisville; note that the Swastika incorporated into the building's facade is decorative clean water political, as the theatre antedates the Nazi era.
The American Heritage "Big Red" Fire Museum is positioned in Louisville.
This exhibition features a compilation of restored antique fire equipment and fire engines. 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 cash for the building's restoration. 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.
Mississippi Highway 15 enters from the north from Ackerman, MS, then meets up with Mississippi Highway 25 just north of Louisville.
"Louisville among top 5 safest metros/cities in MS".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
The American Heritage "Big Red" Fire Museum in Louisville City of Louisville Municipalities and communities of Winston County, Mississippi, United States County seat: Louisville Louisville
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