Profile for Louisa, Kentucky, KY

Louisa is on the Big Sandy River

Local festivals include:

• Septemberfest - Sept. 7-9, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Yatesville Lake State Park

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Louisa

Cemeteries (53)

Communities (2)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (2)

Parks (1)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Louisa
• School enrollment & education levels in Louisa
• Transportation & commute times in Louisa
• Lawrence County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Kentucky
• State data - Kentucky
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Louisa demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Lawrence County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 41230 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Lawrence County tourism

9% of Louisa residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Louisa ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Louisa
• Cemeteries in Lawrence County
• Libraries in or near Louisa

Post a query on a message board:

• Lawrence County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KY data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Louisa museums
• Louisa historic sites
• Louisa area parks
• Wineries near Louisa

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• Louisa area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Lawrence County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Kentucky cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Louisa
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in Lawrence County

• Louisa business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Kentucky
• Local ordinances in Kentucky (Partial selection)

• Crime in Lawrence County
• Arrests in Lawrence County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Kentucky
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Louisa was $16,746, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Lawrence County economic census
• Lawrence County economic summary
• Lawrence County employment growth
• Lawrence County unemployment rate
• Kentucky economic data

14% of Louisa residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Louisa
• Colleges in Kentucky
• Learning Disabilities Association in Kentucky
• Schools in or near Louisa
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Kentucky high schools

• Movies playing in or near Louisa

• Air pollution in Lawrence County
• Diesel soot in Lawrence County
• Land contamination in Lawrence County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Kentucky
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Lawrence County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Kentucky

Louisa festival dates:

• Septemberfest - Sept. 7-9, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

• ePodunk festival listings
• Kentucky county fairs
• Kentucky festivals (Kentucky tourism department)
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• Geocaches in Kentucky

• Louisa items now on sale

• Lawrence County government
• Kentucky state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
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• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Louisa medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Louisa
• Historic sites in Kentucky
• Museums in or near Louisa
• Museums in Kentucky
• Kentucky state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Lawrence County genealogy forum

Median rent in Louisa, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $252.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $740.

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• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Kentucky
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Libraries in Louisa include Lawrence County Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Louisa

• Kentucky library

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• Census map of Louisa area
• Historic maps of KY cities - Library of Congress
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• Topographic map of Louisa

Newspapers in Louisa include Big Sandy News

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• Military bases in Kentucky
• American Legion post locator
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• Search obituaries in Kentucky
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• Chambers of commerce in Kentucky
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Kentucky
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Louisa
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Louisa

• Parks near Louisa
• National forests in Kentucky
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• Find a local animal shelter
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• Aerial photo of Louisa
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Lawrence County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Louisa political report.

• Kentucky Democratic party
• Kentucky Republican party
• Kentucky elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Louisa
• Total membership by faith, in Lawrence County

• Chowhound message boards for KY

The average commute time for Louisa workers is 29 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Louisa include Super 8.

• Louisa travel guide
• Airports near Louisa
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• Kentucky tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Kentucky
• Wildlife refuges in Kentucky

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