Louisville, Georgia | |
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 Jefferson County Courthouse | |
| Motto: "A Capital Community" | |
 Location inJefferson County and the state ofGeorgia | |
  Louisville Location of Louisville in the US | |
| Coordinates:33°0′15″N82°24′17″W / 33.00417°N 82.40472°W /33.00417; -82.40472 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| County | Jefferson |
| Incorporated | January 26, 1786; 239 years ago (1786-01-26)[1] |
| Named after | Louis XVI |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Jenny Smith[verification needed] |
| • Council | Members
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| Area | |
• Total | 3.68 sq mi (9.53 km2) |
| • Land | 3.61 sq mi (9.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.066 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 322 ft (98 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,381 |
| • Density | 659.3/sq mi (254.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 30434 |
| Area code(s) | 478 |
| FIPS code | 13-47560[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0332271[5] |
| Major airport | AGS |
| Website | cityoflouisvillegeorgia |
Louisville is a city in and thecounty seat ofJefferson County, Georgia, United States,[6] and also a formerstate capital of Georgia. It is located southwest ofAugusta on theOgeechee River, and its population was 2,493 at the2010 census,[7] down from 2,712 at the 2000 census. By 2020, its population was 2,381. Its name is pronounced "Lewis-ville", though it and the differently pronounced city in Kentucky were both named forLouis XVI.[8]
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Louisville wasincorporated on January 26, 1786, as the prospective state capital, though it did not become so for a decade.Savannah had served as the colonial capital, but was considered too far from the center of population in the growing state, and Augusta became the state capital in the 1780s.
Louisville was named forLouis XVI, who had aided theContinentals during theAmerican Revolutionary War and was still theKing ofFrance when the decision to incorporate the city was made. Development of the city took years, and its state government buildings were completed in 1795. An old Revolutionary War soldiers' cemetery is located on the western side of town.
The city of Louisville served as thestate capital of Georgia from 1796 to 1806. It was a center of trade, legislators, and political influence. The Jefferson County courthouse, built in 1904, stands on the site of Georgia's first permanent capitol building.[9]
Louisville's historic open-sided market house,Old Market, (Old Slave Market) still stands in the center of downtown. The original market had sections for sales of farm produce, household goods, andenslaved African Americans. The caption of a 1934 photograph in the Library of Congress proves the sale of enslaved Black people happened at this market, with details.[10] The Old Market is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places. Roads and other transportation routes intersected at the market square, the hub of the region when the town was the state capital. The state capital was moved toMilledgeville and later toAtlanta, in thePiedmont.
As a small city and county seat, Louisville now has few major businesses and industries. A marker dedicated to theYazoo land scandal of the 18th century is located in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse. Queensborough National Bank and Trust Company was founded in 1902 and is currently headquartered in Louisville, onU.S. Highway 1.
Louisville is located slightly south of the center of Jefferson County.[11]U.S. Route 1 passes through the east side of the city, leading northeast 46 miles (74 km) toAugusta and south 30 miles (48 km) toSwainsboro.U.S. Route 221 passes through the north side of downtown as Peachtree Street and leads southwest 10 miles (16 km) toBartow. US-221 leaves Louisville to the north, running with US-1 15 miles (24 km) toWrens before continuing north towardHarlem.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, Louisville has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.5 km2), of which 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 1.93%, are water.[7] The western city boundary follows Rocky Comfort Creek, which flows into theOgeechee River at the city limits' southwest corner. The Ogeechee flows to the Atlantic Ocean south ofSavannah.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1810 | 524 | — | |
| 1820 | 694 | 32.4% | |
| 1870 | 356 | — | |
| 1880 | 575 | 61.5% | |
| 1890 | 836 | 45.4% | |
| 1900 | 1,009 | 20.7% | |
| 1910 | 1,039 | 3.0% | |
| 1920 | 1,040 | 0.1% | |
| 1930 | 1,650 | 58.7% | |
| 1940 | 1,803 | 9.3% | |
| 1950 | 2,231 | 23.7% | |
| 1960 | 2,413 | 8.2% | |
| 1970 | 2,691 | 11.5% | |
| 1980 | 2,823 | 4.9% | |
| 1990 | 2,429 | −14.0% | |
| 2000 | 2,712 | 11.7% | |
| 2010 | 2,493 | −8.1% | |
| 2020 | 2,381 | −4.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[12] 1850-1870[13] 1870-1880[14] 1890-1910[15] 1920-1930[16] 1940[17] 1950[18] 1960[19] 1970[20] 1980[21] 1990[22] 2000[23] 2010[24] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 633 | 26.59% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,615 | 67.83% |
| Native American | 1 | 0.04% |
| Asian | 25 | 1.05% |
| Other/Mixed | 53 | 2.23% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 54 | 2.27% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 2,381 people, 897 households, and 606 families residing in the city.
TheJefferson County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, two middle schools, a high school, and an academy school.[26] The district has 199 full-time teachers and over 3,526 students.[27]
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