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Louisa County

Population in July 2007: 1,549. Population change since 2000: +9.1%
 

Males: 695  (44.9%)
Females: 854  (55.1%)
Median resident age:  37.7 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 23093.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,549 (it was $29,519 in 2000)
Louisa:  $38,549
Virginia:  $59,562

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $203,832 (it was $99,300 in 2000)
Louisa:  $203,832
Virginia:  $262,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $268,603; Detached houses: $262,028; Townhouses or other attached units: $677,613; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $44,701; Mobile homes: $122,812
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Races in Louisa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (66.5%)
  • Black (29.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Louisa: 87.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (21.6%), English (9.1%), Irish (8.4%), German (5.9%), Italian (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1873

Elevation: 468 feet

Land area: 1.83 square miles.

Population density: 848 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Louisa

  • High school or higher: 70.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Louisa town

  • Never married: 27.9%
  • Now married: 45.9%
  • Separated: 5.2%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

31 residents are foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.4% Latin America, 0.4% Africa).

This town:  2.2%
Virginia:  8.1%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Louisa, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Louisa to the number of sex offenders is 119 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Louisa:  0.7% ($744)
Virginia:  1.0% ($1,143)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Richmond, VA (50.1 miles , pop. 197,790).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (91.6 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (239.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Mineral, VA (6.4 miles ), Gordonsville, VA (14.9 miles ), Orange, VA (17.0 miles ), Columbia, VA (21.8 miles) , Lake Monticello, VA (23.5 miles ), Madison, VA (30.3 miles ), Culpeper, VA (31.0 miles ), Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA (31.0 miles ).

Latitude: 38.02 N, Longitude: 78.00 W

Area code: 540

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Population change in the 1990s: +315 (+29.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


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Crime in Louisa by Year

Type 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 200
    per 100,000 134.80.00.0
Robberies 101
    per 100,000 67.40.065.6
Assaults 210
    per 100,000 134.866.80.0
Burglaries 468
    per 100,000 269.5400.5524.6
Thefts 352822
    per 100,000 2358.51869.21442.6
Auto thefts 214
    per 100,000 134.866.8262.3
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 279.0121.5135.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.23
US city average:  3.00

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Louisa-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Virginia state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/30/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.0 miles away from the Louisa town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/24/2001, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.8 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused $2 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Louisa:
  • VALUEMARK WESTEND BEHAVIOR HEALTH SYST (about 22 miles; RICHMOND, VA)
  • CULPEPER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 34 miles; CULPEPER, VA)
  • MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in Louisa, VA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Louisa:
  • CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (about 32 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; ID: CHO)
  • RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL (about 60 miles; RICHMOND, VA; ID: RIC)
  • SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL (about 63 miles; STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRIS, VA; ID: SHD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Louisa:
  • LOUISA COUNTY/FREEMAN FIELD (about 3 miles; LOUISA, VA; ID: LKU)
  • GORDONSVILLE MUNI (about 14 miles; GORDONSVILLE, VA; ID: GVE)
  • ORANGE COUNTY (about 15 miles; ORANGE, VA; ID: OMH)

Operable nuclear power plants near Louisa:
  • 7 miles: North Anna 1 and 2 in Mineral, VA.

Local government website: louisatown.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Louisa:
  • PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,012)
  • UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 37 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 19,602)
  • MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE (about 41 miles; FREDERICKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,731)
  • J SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 4,906)
  • UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (about 50 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 3,756)
  • VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 18,753)
  • LONGWOOD COLLEGE (about 57 miles; FARMVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,557)
Public elementary/middle schools in Louisa:

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Notable location: Louisa County Courthouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Oakland Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Louisa and their reported violations in the past:

BLUE RIDGE SHORES (Population served: 1700, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
SMALL COUNTRY CAMPGROUND (Population served: 112, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-17-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-17-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-25-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-25-2004), St Public Notif received (NOV-18-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-18-2003), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-18-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-04-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-20-2003), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-20-2003), St Public Notif received (NOV-06-2003)

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  56.7%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.5%
Whole state:  4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  18.7%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.3%
Whole state:  4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Louisa, VA


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Louisa compared to Virginia state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Louisa (2007 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Louisa Drive In Branch at 206 West Main Street, branch established on 1999-08-01; Louisa Branch at 113 West Main Street, branch established on 1933-06-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Bank of Louisa, National Association: Bank Of Louisa, National Association at 217 East Main Street, branch established on 2004-04-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $31.0 mil, Deposits: $26.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Transcommunity Financial Corporation
  • Virginia Community Bank: Courthouse Branch at Main Street And Cutler Avenue, branch established on 1987-05-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $168.3 mil, Deposits: $148.6 mil, headquarters in Louisa County, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Virginia Community Bankshares, Inc.
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Louisa Branch at Sw Main And Elm Streets, branch established on 1949-10-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (61%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 1$1,948$23,3762$1,877
Solid Waste Management 2$3,578$21,4680$0
Sewerage 2$4,169$25,0140$0
Other Government Administration 3$8,303$33,2127$1,255
Police Protection - Officers 5$11,473$27,5350$0
Totals for Government 13$29,471$27,2049$3,133



10.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,173 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.60%
Virginia average:  11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Spotsylvania County, VA  1.07% ($54,450 average AGI)
from Henrico County, VA  0.95% ($53,551)
from Albemarle County, VA  0.71% ($61,100)


7.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,504 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.72%
Virginia average:  10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Henrico County, VA  0.91% ($37,354 average AGI)
to Albemarle County, VA  0.64% ($34,700)
to Hanover County, VA  0.51% ($35,855)


Strongest AM radio stations in Louisa:
  • WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKTR (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; EARLYSVILLE, VA; Owner: WKTR, INC.)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WCHV (1260 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLEE (1320 AM; 5 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: 4M OF RICHMOND, INC)
  • WINA (1070 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: EURE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Louisa:
  • WLSA (105.5 FM; LOUISA, VA; Owner: MID-VIRGINIA BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCUL (103.1 FM; CULPEPER, VA; Owner: JOYNER LICENSE, INC.)
  • WJMA-FM (98.9 FM; ORANGE, VA; Owner: PIEDMONT COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WWWV (97.5 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: EURE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WUMX (107.5 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: AIR VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WVTW (88.5 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION, INC)
  • WNRN (91.9 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: STU-COMM, INC.)
  • WTJU (91.1 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA)
  • WMXH-FM (105.7 FM; LURAY, VA; Owner: EASY RADIO, INC.)
  • W240AF (95.9 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBTJ (106.5 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUVA (92.7 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: WUVA, INC.)
  • WVTU (89.3 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WMRY (103.5 FM; CROZET, VA; Owner: JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY BOARD OF VISITORS)
  • WCYK-FM (99.7 FM; STAUNTON, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKJS (104.7 FM; CREWE, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHTE-FM (101.9 FM; RUCKERSVILLE, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJYJ (90.5 FM; FREDERICKSBURG, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WYSK-FM (99.3 FM; SPOTSYLVANIA, VA; Owner: THE FREE LANCE-STAR PUBLISHING CO. OF FREDERICKSBURG, VA)

TV broadcast stations around Louisa:
  • WCVE-TV (Channel 23; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRLH-TV (Channel 35; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: WRLH LICENSEE, LLC)


Louisa fatal accident list:
Dec 28, 1998 12:55 AM, Us-15, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 1, 1997 11:31 AM, I64, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 10, 1991 08:05 AM, Rt22, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Nov 22, 1988 11:45 AM, Rt 33, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 8, 1979 02:15 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

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