Louisville, Ohio

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Louisville is a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,904 at the 2000 census.

Louisville is also known as "The Constitution City."^{[citation needed]}

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Schools
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Louisville is located at 40°50′14″N, 81°15′33″W (40.837258, -81.259178)^GR1. The east branch of Nimishillen Creek flows through the city.^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.4 km² (5.2 mi²), all land.

Louisville is located in the eastern part of Stark County, OH in Nimishillen Township.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 8,904 people, 3,444 households, and 2,465 families residing in the city. The population density was 666.3/km² (1,726.6/mi²). There were 3,544 housing units at an average density of 265.2/km² (687.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.53% White, 0.31% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 3,444 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,490, and the median income for a family was $49,844. Males had a median income of $37,625 versus $22,398 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,783. About 3.1% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Louisville was originally spelled Lewisville, which is the German spelling. The name had to be changed due to a conflict with the U.S. Post Office. It is still, however, pronounced the old way rather than like the French-named city Louisville, Kentucky.

Olga T. Weber, a Louisville resident, urged the United States Senate to create Constitution Week, which later was signed into law by President Dwight Eisenhower. [1]

[edit] Schools

The Louisville City School District is comprised of six schools. The four elementaries are located throughout the city and Nimishillen Township: Fairhope, Pleasant Grove, Louisville Elementary, and North Nimishillen. The middle school was recently built behind the high school near the Louisville YMCA. The school district is currently trying to pass a 9.8 mil operating levy. The levy failed by a large margin in the November 2006 election. Due to the failure of the school levy, the high school enacted a pay to participate fee of $350 for all 2007 spring sports. There is also a $100 fee for all middle school athletes to participate in Track & Field.

[edit] References

^ DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.

[edit] External links

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	Stark County, Ohio Canton, county seat
Municipalities	Alliance \| Beach City \| Brewster \| Canal Fulton \| Canton \| East Canton \| East Sparta \| Hartville \| Hills and Dales \| Limaville \| Louisville \| Magnolia \| Massillon \| Meyers Lake \| Minerva \| Navarre \| North Canton \| Waynesburg \| Wilmot
Townships	Bethlehem \| Canton \| Jackson \| Lake \| Lawrence \| Lexington \| Marlboro \| Nimishillen \| Osnaburg \| Paris \| Perry \| Pike \| Plain \| Sandy \| Sugar Creek \| Tuscawaras \| Washington
Census-designated places	Greentown \| Perry Heights \| Uniontown
Other localities	Maximo \| Middlebranch \| North Lawrence \| Paris \| Robertsville