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Barbour County

Population in July 2008: 565. Population change since 2000: -7.7%
 

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 2008: $27,369 (it was $20,859 in 2000)
Louisville:  $27,369
Alabama:  $42,666

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $17,517

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $79,616 (it was $49,200 in 2000)
Louisville:  $79,616
Alabama:  $121,500

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $94,970; Detached houses: $100,540; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $368,789; Mobile homes: $28,681

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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)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Louisville: 78.0 (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 May 2009.
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:  0.4% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dothan, AL (39.3 miles , pop. 57,737).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (58.4 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (600.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Clio, AL (2.4 miles ), Blue Springs, AL (3.0 miles) , Clayton, AL (3.0 miles ), Banks-Josie, AL (3.8 miles ), Ariton, AL (4.0 miles ), Brundidge, AL (4.0 miles ), Banks, AL (4.1 miles ), Inverness, AL (4.2 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
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 31.78 N, Longitude: 85.56 W

Area code: 334

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Crime in Louisville by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Murders 00000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00100000
    per 100,000 0.00.0167.50.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 00000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 36342210
    per 100,000 488.6972.4502.5676.8341.3341.9175.70.0
Burglaries 86412330
    per 100,000 1302.9972.4670.0169.2341.3512.8527.20.0
Thefts 74275260
    per 100,000 1140.1648.3335.01184.4853.2341.91054.50.0
Auto thefts 11211000
    per 100,000 162.9162.1335.0169.2170.60.00.00.0
Arson N/AN/AN/A0N/AN/AN/AN/A
    per 100,000 N/AN/AN/A0.0N/AN/AN/AN/A
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 247.6301.5321.6208.1139.9117.9114.20.0

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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


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%)



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Louisville-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 87% 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 9.3 miles away from the town center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Louisville:
  • EDGE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; TROY, AL)
  • DALE MED CTR GER PSY UNIT NEW DAY SENI (about 24 miles; OZARK, AL)
  • LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; EUFAULA, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Louisville, AL

Heliports located in Louisville:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Louisville:
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 25 miles; TROY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,143)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 46 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
  • TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,732)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 50 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 58 miles; AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; FT enrollment: 19,703)
  • ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
  • FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 59 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:
See full list of schools located in Louisville, School District: BARBOUR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

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 2008:
This town:  28.0%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  12.6%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Louisville, AL



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 (2009 data):
  • Farmers Exchange Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1917-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $163.7 mil, Deposits: $145.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Feb Bancshares, Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School


Louisville travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Barbour County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
  • Electricity (40%)
  • Utility gas (11%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Louisville

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.17%
Here41.2%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal Church
Adherents63.4%15.1%6.1%2.9%2.3%
Congregations39.4%21.2%13.6%1.5%1.5%
NameCatholic ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchPresbyterian Church in AmericaChurches of ChristOther
Adherents2.2%2.2%1.4%1.2%3.1%
Congregations1.5%1.5%6.1%3.0%10.6%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$1,993$23,9160$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$385
Police Protection - Officers 3$5,563$22,2520$0
Solid Waste Management 1$1,187$14,2441$886
Sewerage 1$1,811$21,7320$0
Water Supply 0$0 2$2,281
Totals for Government 6$10,554$21,1089$3,552



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.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WDAK (540 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)

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.)
  • WTBF-FM (94.7 FM; BRUNDIDGE, AL; Owner: TROY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTVY-FM (95.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
  • WIOL (92.7 FM; EUFAULA, AL; Owner: HATCHEE CREEK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTSU (89.9 FM; MONTGOMERY-TROY, AL; Owner: TROY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WAXU (91.1 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WOOF-FM (99.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
  • WZTZ (101.1 FM; ELBA, AL; Owner: ELBA RADIO COMPANY)
  • WAQG (91.7 FM; OZARK, 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.)
  • W220BI (91.9 FM; EUFAULA, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY CHRISTIAN EDUC., RADIO)

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)
  • WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)
  • 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:
Oct 13, 2005 10:57 AM, 1074, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 10, 1992 01:35 AM, 51, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 20, 1984 10:00 AM, 51, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total costs: $1,339,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,210
Total average daily truck traffic: 421
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 4,302

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Scott Kirby, Barbour County Ms, 18 Beaty Dr., Type: Pole, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 38.1 m, , Licensee ID: L00764118
    Registrant: Trillion Partners Inc., 9208 Waterford Centre Blvd., #150, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: (512) 334-4100, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 31.774167 Lon: -85.563333, Call Sign: WPYM757
    Assigned Frequencies : 463.825 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/10/2003, Expiration Date: 09/10/2013, Certifier: Steve Baxter
    Registrant: Ward Bell Communications, 232 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, AL 36303, Phone: (334) 794-3777, Fax: (334) 793-5349

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • TEXASVILLE, On Tv Tower Rd 0.6 Km W, Structure height: 230.1 m, Overall height: 221.6 m, Call Sign: WPNG408
    Assigned Frequencies : 6950.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/03/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2013
    Registrant: Phone: (352) 332-3157

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4
  • Call Sign: KC4KA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00418941
    Grant Date: 12/31/2002, Expiration Date: 03/30/2013, Certifier: Luther G Tew
    Registrant: Luther G Tew, 35 Gerald Tew Road, Louisville, AL 36048
  • Call Sign: N4SPN, Previous Call Sign: KB4BXI, Licensee ID: L00420311
    Grant Date: 05/10/2002, Expiration Date: 07/07/2012, Certifier: Ralph H Mc Guire
    Registrant: Ralph H Mc Guire, 1984 Main St, Louisville, AL 36048
  • Call Sign: N9UII, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00687834
    Grant Date: 05/22/2003, Expiration Date: 07/20/2013, Certifier: Matthew S Moss
    Registrant: Matthew S Moss, 36 Eufaula St, Louisville, AL 36048
  • Call Sign: KG4NKV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00354558
    Grant Date: 05/11/2001, Expiration Date: 05/11/2011, Certifier: Judith D Slinker
    Registrant: Judith D Slinker, 1989 South Main, Louisville, AL 36048


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: CESSNA R172K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 76 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 74SE , Serial Number: R1723104, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 02/21/1979
    Registrant (Corporation): Southeast Wood Inc, Po Box 25, Louisville, AL 36048


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 45

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Louisville, AL

Louisville on our top lists:
  • #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Life and physical scientists"
  • #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers"
  • #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Life, physical, and social science occupations:"
  • #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other sales and related workers including supervisors"
  • #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers"
  • #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Management occupations:"

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