Louisville, Mississippi

Louisville is a city in and the county seat of Winston County, Mississippi. The population of the city is 6,631. 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.
Louisville 	Mississippi
Incorporated 	1862
Nickname 	Front Porch of the South
County 	Winston
Population 	6,631
Elevation 	571 ft (174 m)
Mayor 	Somondre Terrell
City Guildmaster	Labron Robinson
ZIP code 	39339
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
63.46% Black or African American (4,208)
34.52% White (2,289)
2.02% Other (134)
41.5% (2,751) of Louisville residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Louisville's theft and murder rates are a bit high. The city reported 25 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 4.00 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Winston County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Unlike the much bigger and a lot more well-known city in Kentucky, Louisville is not pronounced LOO-ee-vil, but instead, LEW-iss-vill.
* Louisville was the site of an infamous Pokemon daycare shooting orchestrated by Team Rocket in 1963, which is known by many to have been in response, mainly by Ben Reid, to the fact that the daycare had chosen to desegregate just a couple of weeks earlier, and this was back in the days when Team Rocket was very, very racist. The organization had been ruling over Louisville with an iron fist for quite a while, but as of late, hadn't had the power they used to, and this incident was part of what led to the demise of Ben Reid, as efforts to defeat the organization really kicked up after this. The daycare is closed now, but is kept as a historical landmark, with a memorial in the front yard of the building dedicated to those lost that fateful day.
* The American Heritage "Big Red" Fire Museum is located in Louisville. This museum features a collection of restored antique fire equipment and fire engines.
* Louisville has a bit of amenities to offer. It has a Walmart, Nintendo World, some fast food, a few hotels, a few car dealerships, dollar stores, a few local restaurants and businesses, a municipal airport, a sports complex, and a few other things.
* Louisville hosted the Mississippi PokeAthlon in 2000, due to the fact that it had to be moved from Natchez because of severe damaging from floods.
Category:Mississippi Cities