Louisville, Kansas
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| Louisville, Kansas | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Pottawatomie |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²) |
| - Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 1,010 ft (308 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 209 |
| - Density | 427.3/sq mi (165.0/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 66450 |
| Area code(s) | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-42925[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0476241[2] |
Louisville is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] History
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Louisville was originally known as Rock Post and was located near the Oregon Trail. The town was platted in 1857 and was named Louisville in honor of Louis Vieux and Louis Wilson. The town was a contender for county seat of Pottawatomie County but lost to St. George and Westmoreland.
On November 8, 1875, Louisville was struck by an earthquake. Throughout the 1880s Louisville's population declined. In 1882 the county seat was officially moved to Westmoreland and a majority of people moved either there or to Wamego.
Louis Vieux was a prominent citizen of Louisville who operated a trail crossing across the Vermillion River. He also made many trips to Washington, D.C. representing the Pottawatomis. When he passed away in 1872 he was a very wealthy man and bequeathed the entire town of Louisville to his wife and children. His name was also used in the naming of Belvue and is honored on an elm tree about three miles east of Louisville. The elm tree, now destroyed by weather, Dutch Elm disease and vandalism, was once the largest elm tree in the United States.
[edit] Geography
Louisville is located at (39.250863, -96.314041)[3], between Wamego and Westmoreland on K-99.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 209 people, 77 households, and 56 families residing in the city. The population density was 427.3 people per square mile (164.7/km²). There were 84 housing units at an average density of 171.7/sq mi (66.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.56% White, 0.48% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.
There were 77 households out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,568, and the median income for a family was $37,045. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $18,472 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,741. About 8.9% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.5% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] Further reading
Faded Dreams: More Ghost Towns of Kansas by Daniel Fitzgerald. University Press of Kansas, 1994.
[edit] External links
- Louisville, Kansas is at coordinates Coordinates:
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