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Welcome to Louisville ...

The city of Louisville is located in Stark County<1>.


The location of Louisville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


The pronunciation of Louisville: LOO-iss-vil<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Louisville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

When the people of Louisville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Louisvillian<4>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Louisville has a population of 9,354 people<5> (see below for details).

Louisville is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<6>.

Time Zone: Louisville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Louisville: (330) & (234)<7>

Websites for Louisville ...

Official Website: www.louisvilleohio.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Louisville had an population of 9,354 people. This is an increase of 1.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Louisville had a population of 9,186 people. This makes Louisville the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Louisville represents 0.08% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 180th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,186 people, the population of Louisville increased 3.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,904 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Louisville.

Communities Also Named Louisville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Louisville: This one is located in Stark County and the other is located in Adams County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 26 communities that are also named Louisville - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (4), Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada, New York, Nova Scotia, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Louisville.

Communities near Louisville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Louisville.

  • Canton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Massillon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Green
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Green is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <8>
  • Alliance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • North Canton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
    • New Franklin is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
  • Canal Fulton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Fulton
    • Canal Fulton is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Fulton <8>
  • Sebring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
    • Sebring is located in Mahoning County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebring <8>
  • Mogadore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Minerva
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Minerva is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <8>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Louisville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Louisville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Louisville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Louisville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Louisville. See our Newspapers Page for Louisville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Louisville ...

Looking for more information about Louisville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Louisville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Louisville.

Adding Louisville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Louisville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Louisville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Louisville post office opened in 1837.

We also found Louisville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Louisville.

The official website for Louisville: www.louisvilleohio.com/

The official website for Stark County: www.co.stark.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Stark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Louisville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Louisville refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Louisville may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<5>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Louisville.
<6>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Louisville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<7>Area code (234) is an overlay for area code (330).
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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