Louisville (Ohio)

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Louisville
Nickname : The Constitution Town
Louisville (Ohio)
Louisville
Louisville
Location in Ohio
Basic data
Foundation : 1834
State : United States
State : Ohio
County : Stark County
Coordinates : 40 ° 50 ′  N , 81 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 50 ′  N , 81 ° 16 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 8,904 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 664.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 13.4 km 2  (about 5 mi 2 ) of
which 13.4 km 2  (about 5 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 348 m
Postal code : 44641
Area code : +1 330
FIPS : 39-45094
GNIS ID : 1061447
Website : www.louisvilleohio.com
Mayor : Cynthia Kerchner

Louisville is a city in Stark County in the US state of Ohio . The population is 8904 people (US Census 2000).

Founding history

Louisville was founded in 1834 by the German Henry Lautzenheiser and the French Huguenot Henry Fainot, who initially named the place after Lautzenheiser's son Lewis Lewisville. When the first post office opened in 1837, it was found that a Lewisville already existed in Ohio, so the spelling was changed to Louisville. In 1872 Louisville had about 800 inhabitants, in 1894 a public drinking water supply was established and in 1910 a sewage system followed.

Constitution Town

Olga T. Weber, a resident of Louisville, started in 1952 with an initiative, the Constitution of the United States ( US Constitution ) with a special day to honor. She first wrote about this matter to the administration of Louisville, whose mayor declared September 17th as Constitution Day that same year . Initiatives followed in the state of Ohio and then also nationally. In the spring of 1953, September 17th was introduced as constitution day in Ohio, and in the same year by President Eisenhower from May 17th to 23rd. November a National Constitution Week . In 1957 the local government decided to give itself the nickname Constitution Town and to create monuments at the 4 main entrances to the city, which indicate their role in the creation of Constitution Day .

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