Louisville, Colorado

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Area
Louisville, Colorado
Location in the state of Colorado
County	Boulder County
Mayor	Chuck Sisk
- City	22.2 km²
- Land	22.1 km²
- Water	0.1 km²
Population
- City (2006)	18,358^[1] (city proper)
- Density	858.2 persons/km²
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
Website: www.ci.louisville.co.us

Louisville (pronounced Lewisville) is a city in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2005, the city has a total population of 18,358^[1].

In May of 2006, Bert Sperling and Peter Sander, authors of Best Places to Raise Your Family: The Top 100 Affordable Communities in the U.S., ranked Louisville 1st on their list of best places in the U.S. to raise a family.

In July of 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Louisville fifth on its list of the 100 best places to live in the United States. Criteria included financial, housing, education, quality of life, leisure and culture, and weather data.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Louisville is located at 39°58′34″N, 105°8′39″W (39.976035, −105.144067)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.2 km² (8.6 mi²). 22.1 km² (8.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.47%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 18,937 people, 7,216 households, and 4,950 families residing in the city. The population density was 858.2/km² (2,223.6/mi²). There were 7,389 housing units at an average density of 334.8/km² (867.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.17% White, 0.93% African American, 0.54% Native American, 3.55% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.83% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.02% of the population.

There were 7,216 households out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% 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 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $69,945, and the median income for a family was $81,512. Males had a median income of $57,159 versus $36,659 for females. The per capita income for the city was $31,828. 3.0% of the population and 2.1% of families were below the poverty line. 2.2% of those under the age of 18 and 5.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.