Louisville, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 565. Population change since 2000: -6.7%

Males: 264	(46.7%)
Females: 301	(53.3%)

Median resident age:	39.0 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 36048.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $22,800 (it was $20,859 in 2000)

Louisville	$22,800
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $62,000 (it was $55,900 in 2000)

Louisville	$62,000
Alabama:	$115,600

Louisville, AL residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Louisville:

White Non-Hispanic (51.8%)
Black (40.7%)
Hispanic (6.4%)
Other race (5.2%)
American Indian (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Louisville: 77.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (7.2%), English (6.2%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%), Irish (2.5%), Scottish (1.6%), Subsaharan African (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 556 feet

Land area: 2.75 square miles.

Population density: 206 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Louisville

High school or higher: 55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
Unemployed: 2.3%
Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Louisville town

Never married: 26.0%
Now married: 55.1%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 11.2%
Divorced: 5.6%

45 residents are foreign born (7.4% Latin America).

This town:	7.4%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Louisville, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Louisville to the number of sex offenders is 565 to 1.

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

Louisville:	0.4% ($199)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dothan, AL (39.6 miles , pop. 57,737).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (63.8 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (689.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Clio, AL (5.9 miles ), Blue Springs, AL (9.1 miles) , Clayton, AL (10.0 miles ), Ariton, AL (16.8 miles ), Banks-Josie, AL (17.0 miles ), Brundidge, AL (18.4 miles ), Inverness, AL (19.0 miles ), Banks, AL (19.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 1 building, cost: $100,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 31.78 N, Longitude: 85.56 W

Area code: 334

Louisville household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: -117 (-16.0%).

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)
Wood products (4%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (28%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Health care (9%)
Food (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Postsecondary teachers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (19%)
Food processing workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Financial managers (5%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)

Louisville races chart

Crime in Louisville by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	167.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	3	6	3	4	2	2
per 100,000	488.6	972.4	502.5	676.8	341.3	341.9
Burglaries	8	6	4	1	2	3
per 100,000	1302.9	972.4	670.0	169.2	341.3	512.8
Thefts	7	4	2	7	5	2
per 100,000	1140.1	648.3	335.0	1184.4	853.2	341.9
Auto thefts	1	1	2	1	1	0
per 100,000	162.9	162.1	335.0	169.2	170.6	0.0
Arson	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
per 100,000	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0	N/A	N/A
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	247.6	301.5	321.6	208.1	139.9	117.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	5.31
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Louisville, Alabama

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Louisville, Alabama average temperatures

Louisville, Alabama average precipitation

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Louisville-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 63% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/2/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.6 miles away from the Louisville town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 11/25/1986, a category 3 tornado 10.1 miles away from the town center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Louisville:

DALE MED CTR GER PSY UNIT NEW DAY SENI (about 24 miles; OZARK, AL)
EDGE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; TROY, AL)
BULLOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; UNION SPRINGS, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Louisville, AL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Louisville:

DOTHAN RGNL (about 33 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
LAWSON AAF (FORT BENNING) (about 55 miles; FORT BENNING(COLUMBUS), GA; ID: LSF)
COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN (about 66 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; ID: CSG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Louisville:

CLAYTON MUNI (about 8 miles; CLAYTON, AL; ID: 11A)
BRUNDIDGE MUNI (about 18 miles; BRUNDIDGE, AL; ID: 60A)
BLACKWELL FIELD (about 26 miles; OZARK, AL; ID: 71J)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Louisville:

TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 29 miles; TROY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,143)
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,732)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 46 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 55 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 57 miles; AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; FT enrollment: 19,703)
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)

Private high school in Louisville:

DIXIE ACADEMY (Students: 205; Location: PO BOX 67; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Louisville:

BARBOUR COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 293; Location: PO BOX 459; Grades: 06-08)
BARBOUR COUNTY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 250; Location: PO BOX 429; Grades: 03-05)

Library in Louisville:

LOUISVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,870; Location: 1951 MAIN STREET; 5,168 books; 15 video materials; 2 serial subscriptions)

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

LOUISVILLE WATER WORKS (Population served: 1380, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.8%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.2%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	28.0%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	12.6%
Whole state:	7.3%

Louisville compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Louisville (2007 data):

Farmers Exchange Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1917-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $94.0 mil, Deposits: $84.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Feb Bancshares, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Louisville mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Barbour County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$350
Police Protection - Officers	3	$5,784	$23,136	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	2	$2,126	$12,756	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$1,993	$23,916	1	$966
Financial Administration	1	$1,825	$21,900	0	$0
Totals for Government	7	$11,728	$20,105	7	$1,315

Louisville government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $9,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $176,000
Financial Administration: $63,000

Solid Waste Management: $33,000

General - Other: $13,000

Police Protection: $8,000

Corrections - Other: $3,000

Regular Highways: $2,000

Fire Protection: $2,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $48,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $166,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $180,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,000
General Support: $3,000
Tax - NEC: $107,000
Total General Sales: $83,000

Property: $26,000

Other Selective Sales: $6,000

Motor Vehicle License: $3,000

Public Utilities: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $158,000

6.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,851 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.06%
Alabama average:	6.81%

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 Dale County, AL	0.34% ($21,966 average AGI)
from Henry County, AL	0.33% ($34,071)
from Houston County, AL	0.31% ($22,038)

6.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,285 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.82%
Alabama average:	6.16%

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 Dale County, AL	0.63% ($27,593 average AGI)
to Houston County, AL	0.63% ($34,481)
to Montgomery County, AL	0.55% ($28,234)

Strongest AM radio stations in Louisville:

WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
WTBF (970 AM; 5 kW; TROY, AL; Owner: TROY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WDAK (540 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WTKN (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DALEVILLE, AL; Owner: JOSEPH A. ADAMS, SR.)
WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Louisville:

WQLD (104.3 FM; LUVERNE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZHT (105.7 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKMX (106.7 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: WKMX, INC.)
WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WTVY-FM (95.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
WTBF-FM (94.7 FM; BRUNDIDGE, AL; Owner: TROY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WOOF-FM (99.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
WIOL (92.7 FM; EUFAULA, AL; Owner: HATCHEE CREEK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTSU (89.9 FM; MONTGOMERY-TROY, AL; Owner: TROY STATE UNIVERSITY)
WAQG (91.7 FM; OZARK, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WAXU (91.1 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WDYF (90.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIZB (94.3 FM; ABBEVILLE, AL; Owner: CELEBRATIONS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Louisville:

WGIQ (Channel 43; LOUISVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WRJM-TV (Channel 67; TROY, AL; Owner: JOSIE PARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSFA (Channel 12; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WCOV-TV (Channel 20; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
WDFX-TV (Channel 34; OZARK, AL; Owner: WAITT LICENSE CO. OF ALABAMA, L.L.C.)

Louisville fatal accident list for 2005:
Oct 13, 2005 10:57 AM, 1074, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

Louisville fatal accident list for 1992:
Jan 10, 1992 01:35 AM, 51, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Louisville fatal accident list for 1984:
Oct 20, 1984 10:00 AM, 51, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2

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