Louisville, Colorado
Louisville, Colorado | |
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Home rule municipality[1] | |
City of Louisville[1] | |
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The City of Louisville (
History
The town of Louisville dates back to the start of the Welch Mine in 1877, the first coal mine in an area of Boulder and Weld counties known as the Northern Coalfield. The town was named for Louis Nawatny, a local landowner who platted his land and named it for himself. Incorporation came several years later in 1882.[9]
The Northern Coalfield proved to be highly productive, and eventually, some 30 different mines operated within the current boundaries of Louisville, though not all at the same time. During the years of peak production (1907–09), 12 mines were in operation in Louisville, including the Acme Mine whose two million tons of coal came from directly beneath the center of town. The presence of many independent mining companies in Louisville saved the town from becoming a "company town", wholly owned and dominated by a single mining company.[9]
Coal from the Northern Coalfield was
A great deal of mythology has arisen around the stories of
Eventually, the coal remaining in the Northern Coalfield became increasingly uneconomical to mine, and the last coal mines operating in Louisville closed in the 1950s.
In 2001, the city changed from a statutory city and became a home rule city. The home rule debate came about when
Marshall Fire
In late December 2021,
Geography
Louisville is located in southeastern Boulder County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.0 square miles (20.7 km2), of which 7.9 square miles (20.4 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 1.35%, is water.[19]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 450 | — | |
1890 | 596 | 32.4% | |
1900 | 966 | 62.1% | |
1910 | 1,706 | 76.6% | |
1920 | 1,799 | 5.5% | |
1930 | 1,681 | −6.6% | |
1940 | 2,023 | 20.3% | |
1950 | 1,978 | −2.2% | |
1960 | 2,073 | 4.8% | |
1970 | 2,409 | 16.2% | |
1980 | 5,593 | 132.2% | |
1990 | 12,361 | 121.0% | |
2000 | 18,937 | 53.2% | |
2010 | 18,376 | −3.0% | |
2020 | 21,226 | 15.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
Economy
Rogue Wave Software, a software development company, and the Space Systems component of Sierra Space, a prime systems integrator for commercial spacecraft, are located in Louisville. Uber has an office in Louisville.[20]
Arts and culture
Louisville's historical downtown includes Steinbaugh Pavilion,[21] which is used for a concert venue during the summer Louisville Street Faire, which runs on Friday nights and features local bands and street vendors [22] and an ice rink in the winter months. 740 Front Street, previously the Old Louisville Inn, claims to be "one of Colorado’s two oldest bars, the oldest ongoing tavern license in the state". There is also a farmers' market that runs on Saturdays from May to October along the 800 block of Front Street, centered around the Steinbaugh Pavilion.[23] The TBS sitcom, The Bill Engvall Show, was set in Louisville. The city has about 32 miles of recreational trails.[24]
Education
There are six public schools, six private schools, and one public library in Louisville.[citation needed] The public secondary schools are Monarch High School, Monarch K-8, and Louisville Middle School. Nearby higher education institutions include University of Colorado at Boulder, Naropa University, and Front Range Community College (in Longmont and Westminster).
See also
- Colorado cities and towns
- Boulder County, Colorado
- Front Range Urban Corridor
References
- ^ a b c d "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Louisville, Colorado
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Louisville city; Colorado". Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c Conarroe, Carol, The Louisville Story. Louisville, CO: Conarroe, 1978.
- ^ "Louisville Times December 26, 2001 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection". Coloradohistoricnewspapers.org. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ^ "How big was the Marshall Fire? Comparing the Colorado blaze to past destructive events". Sacbee.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Identity of final person missing from Marshall fire confirmed as investigators uncover bone fragments". www.cpr.org. January 22, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Colorado Wildfires Burn Hundreds of Homes, Force Evacuations". Dfw.cbslocal.com. December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Videos show Marshall Fire started by 2 separate ignition points less than a mile apart". 9news.com. March 7, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "$12 million donated to Boulder County Wildfire Fund". Kusa.com.
- ^ "2 missing, 991 homes destroyed in Marshall Fire". KUSA.com. December 30, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Colorado Wildfires Burn Hundreds Of Homes, Force Evacuations". Dfw.cbslocal.com. December 30, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "$12 million donated to Boulder County Wildfire Fund". 9news.com. January 3, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Louisville city, Colorado". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ "Uber Offices, Louisville, CO - Louisville, Colorado - Information Technology Company | Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ "Louisville Recreation & Senior Center". Louisvillerecreation.com. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ "The Downtown Louisville Street Faire". Louisville Downtown Business Association. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ "Louisville Farmers Market". Real Farmers Markets. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "Trails and Maps". City of Louisville, Colorado. Retrieved April 26, 2019.