Louisville, Mississippi

Louisville, Mississippi
City
Main Street in Louisville, 2008
Location of Louisville, Mississippi
Louisville, Mississippi Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°7′23″N 89°3′22″W / 33.12306°N 89.05611°W / 33.12306; -89.05611Coordinates: 33°7′23″N 89°3′22″W / 33.12306°N 89.05611°W / 33.12306; -89.05611
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Winston
Area
• Total	15.3 sq mi (39.6 km2)
• Land	15.1 sq mi (39.1 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation	571 ft (174 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	7,006
• Density	464.5/sq mi (179.3/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	39339
Area code(s)	662
FIPS code	28-42280
GNIS feature ID	0693835
Website	City Website

Louisville is a city in Winston County, Mississippi. The population was 7,006 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Winston County.

Like Winston County, Louisville is named for Louis Winston (1784–1824), a colonel in the militia, a prominent lawyer, and a judge of the Mississippi Supreme Court.

The town is pronounced by the locals as "Lewis-vull".

On April 28, 2014, Louisville was hit by a EF4 tornado, which killed 10 people.

Louisville is located at 33°7′23″N 89°3′22″W / 33.12306°N 89.05611°W / 33.12306; -89.05611 (33.122931, -89.056182). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.3 square miles (40 km²), of which 15.1 square miles (39 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (1.44%) is water. It is known by many as the "Front porch of the South".

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,006 people, 2,641 households, and 1,817 families residing in the city. The population density was 464.5 people per square mile (179.4/km²). There were 2,884 housing units at an average density of 191.2 per square mile (73.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 46.29% White, 52.46% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.66% of the population.