Louisville, Illinois

For communities with a similar name, see Louisville (disambiguation).

Louisville, Illinois
Village
The Clay County Courthouse on the public square
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clay
Coordinates
Area	0.75 sq mi (2 km2)
- land	0.75 sq mi (2 km2)
- water	0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	1,139 (2010)
Density	1,518.7 / sq mi (586 / km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC−6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−5)
Postal code	62858
Area code	618
Location of Louisville within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Louisville, Illinois
Website: villageoflouisvilleil.com
Although spelled the same as Louisville, Kentucky, the general pronunciation of the town is "Lewis-ville".

Louisville is a village in Clay County, Illinois, United States, along the Little Wabash River. The population was 1,139 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Clay County.

History

The village was named for the Lewis family of settlers.

Geography

Louisville is located near the center of Clay County at (38.771356, -88.506301). U.S. Route 45 passes through the village, leading north 25 miles (40 km) to Effingham and south 8 miles (13 km) to Flora.

According to the 2010 census, Louisville has a total area of 0.75 square miles (1.94 km²), all land. The Little Wabash River flows past the east side of the village.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	313		—
1870	529		69.0%
1880	514		−2.8%
1890	637		23.9%
1900	646		1.4%
1910	670		3.7%
1920	797		19.0%
1930	803		0.8%
1940	925		15.2%
1950	970		4.9%
1960	906		−6.6%
1970	1,020		12.6%
1980	1,166		14.3%
1990	1,098		−5.8%
2000	1,242		13.1%
2010	1,139		−8.3%
Est. 2014	1,125		−1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,242 people, 503 households, and 311 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,794.1 people per square mile (695.0/km²). There were 543 housing units at an average density of 784.4 per square mile (303.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.28% White, 0.16% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 503 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village the age distribution of the population shows 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $25,250, and the median income for a family was $35,673. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $21,719 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,119. About 13.1% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Tom Richardson, pinch hitter for the St. Louis Browns; born in Louisville
• John Riley Tanner, governor of Illinois January 11, 1897 – January 14, 1901; home and farm in Louisville

External links

• Village of Louisville official website