Louisville, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Louisville, Alabama
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Name2:Barbour
Area Total Km2:7.12
Area Total Sq Mi:2.75
Area Land Km2:7.12
Area Land Sq Mi:2.75
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:551
Elevation M:168
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:395
Population Density Km2:55.49
Population Density Sq Mi:143.74
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:31.7803°N -85.5575°W
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:36048
Area Code:334
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:01-44344
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0122049
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]

Louisville is a town in Barbour County, Alabama, United States. Originally named "Lewisville" and still pronounced as such. At the 2020 census, the population was 395.

Geography

Louisville is 10miles southwest of Clayton, the county seat, and 6miles northeast of Clio.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.1 km), all land.[2]

Demographics

2020 census

Louisville racial composition[3] !Race!Num.!Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)19348.86%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)17143.29%
Asian10.25%
Other/Mixed92.28%
Hispanic or Latino215.32%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 395 people, 238 households, and 141 families residing in the town.

2000 census

At the 2000 census there were 612 people, 242 households, and 168 families in the town. The population density was 222.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 271 housing units at an average density of 98.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 52.94% White, 40.69% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 5.23% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. 6.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[4] Of the 242 households, 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.9% of households were one person and 16.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05.

The age distribution was 23.7% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median household income was $20,859 and the median family income was $27,014. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $24,583 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,151. About 22.4% of families and 28.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 34.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Louisville town, Alabama. https://archive.today/20200212161906/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0144344. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. September 16, 2013.
  3. Web site: Explore Census Data. December 13, 2021. data.census.gov.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.