Louisville, Mississippi

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Coordinates: 33°7′23″N 89°3′22″W / 33.12306, -89.05611
Louisville, Mississippi
Location of Louisville, Mississippi
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Winston
Area
- Total	15.3 sq mi (39.6 km²)
- Land	15.1 sq mi (39.1 km²)
- Water	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
Elevation	571 ft (174 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	7,006
- Density	464.5/sq mi (179.3/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	39339
Area code(s)	662
FIPS code	28-42280
GNIS feature ID	0693835

Louisville is a city in Winston County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,006 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Winston County^[1].

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Notable People and Places
5 Transportation
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Geography

Louisville is located at 33°7′23″N, 89°3′22″W (33.122931, -89.056182)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.3 square miles (39.7 km²), of which, 15.1 square miles (39.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (1.44%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 7,006 people, 2,641 households, and 1,817 families residing in the city. The population density was 464.5 people per square mile (179.4/km²). There were 2,884 housing units at an average density of 191.2/sq mi (73.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 46.29% White, 52.46% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.