Local events in Louisville
12 events in the next 90 days from 3 public calendars. All local events in Louisville
Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
How Louisville began
Louisville was formally established October 8, 1834 by Henry Lautzenheiser, a German immigrant, and Frederick Fainot, a French Huguenot, who named the settlement Lewisville for Lautzenheiser's son Lewis. When Ohio's postal service found the state already had a Lewisville, the spelling changed to Louisville in 1837. The town incorporated as a village in 1872 and became a city by resident vote in 1960, earning the nickname 'The Constitution Town' in 1957 after resident Olga T. Weber's advocacy helped establish national Constitution Week.
Settled October 8, 1834, incorporated village April 1, 1872; city 1960, by Henry Lautzenheiser and Frederick Fainot.
Where the name comes from
Founder Henry Lautzenheiser named the settlement Lewisville for his son Lewis, and it was initially surveyed under the similar name Lewis Vail. When the post office opened in 1837 under postmaster Sam Petree, officials found Ohio already had a Lewisville, so the spelling was changed to Louisville.
Before the town
No Native American village, mound, or treaty site specific to Louisville is documented in the sources consulted. The site lies in the area of Stark County ceded by the Treaty of Greenville (1795).
Nations recorded here: Lenape (Delaware).
Timeline
- — Henry Lautzenheiser and Frederick Fainot formally establish the town on October 8, naming it Lewisville.
- — A post office opens under postmaster Sam Petree; the town's spelling changes to Louisville because Ohio already had a Lewisville.
- — The railroad's arrival spurs Louisville's growth over rival settlement Harrisburg.
- — Louisville incorporates as a village on April 1, with George Violand elected first mayor.
- — The village installs its first public street lights.
- — Louisville establishes its public water system.
- — City Council officially declares Louisville 'The Constitution Town' on April 15, following resident Olga T. Weber's campaign for national Constitution Week.
- — Residents vote to become a city.
Stories
How Lewisville became Louisville
Henry Lautzenheiser, a German immigrant, and Frederick Fainot, a French Huguenot, founded their town on October 8, 1834, and Lautzenheiser gave it the obvious name for a proud father: Lewisville, after his son Lewis. The name held for three years, until postmaster Sam Petree tried to open a post office there in 1837 and discovered Ohio already had a town called Lewisville. Rather than invent something new, officials simply respelled it Louisville, a small bureaucratic accident that gave Stark County a town sharing its name with Kentucky's largest city, though the two have no other connection.
A resident's campaign makes Louisville 'The Constitution Town'
In 1952, Louisville resident Olga T. Weber began petitioning to establish a dedicated Constitution Day, building on September 17 as the anniversary of the U.S. Constitution's 1787 signing. Her local advocacy fed into a broader national campaign, and Congress and President Eisenhower eventually approved a full 'Constitution Week' running September 17-23. On April 15, 1957, Louisville's own City Council made the connection official, declaring the town 'The Constitution Town' in recognition of Weber's role -- an unusually direct line from one resident's petition drive to a city's lasting civic identity.
Photographs
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library, via Digital Public Library of America / Ohio Digital Network, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org
Historic places
1 place in Louisville on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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St. Louis ChurchBuilding · Louisville · listed 1979
- Address
- 300 N. Chapel St.
- Where
- Louisville, Stark County · ZIP 44641
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79001951
- Coordinates
- 40.83901, -81.25912
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
Water
Local groundwater wells (Stark County) The water here
- Louisville City99% of residentsLocal groundwater wells (Stark County)
- Canton Public Water System1% of residentsGlacial sand-and-gravel aquifer (3 well fields)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Louisville's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station, 3 public schools, 1 private school, 1 library, 1 police station, 2 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 4 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Louisville Fire DepartmentLouisville
- Address
- 215 South Mill Street, Louisville, OH 44641
- Coordinates
- 40.83658, -81.25872
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Public schools (3)
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Louisville Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Louisville
- Address
- 415 N Nickelplate St, Louisville, OH 44641
- School district
- Louisville City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 971
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 49.13
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 83.5%
- Ohio building IRN
- 021568
- NCES school ID
- 390498703725
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Louisville High School4.5 of 5 stars · Louisville
- Address
- 1201 S Nickelplate St, Louisville, OH 44641
- School district
- Louisville City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 778
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 42.62
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 83.9%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 98.4%
- Ohio building IRN
- 021576
- NCES school ID
- 390498703726
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Louisville Middle School4.5 of 5 stars · Louisville
- Address
- 1300 S Chapel St, Louisville, OH 44641
- School district
- Louisville City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 643
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 37.28
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 86.3%
- Ohio building IRN
- 021584
- NCES school ID
- 390498703727
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Private schools (1)
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St Thomas Aquinas High SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Louisville
- Address
- 2121 Reno Dr, Louisville, OH 44641
- Kind
- Catholic
- Students, 2023-24
- 363
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 20.3
- Students per teacher
- 17.8818
- Phone
- (330) 875-1631
- NCES private school ID
- 01062441
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Public libraries (1)
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Louisville Public LibraryCentral library · Louisville
- Address
- 1600 S Nickleplate St, Louisville, OH 44641
- What it is
- Central library
- Library system
- Louisville Public Library
- Open
- 2,352 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 17,475 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 67,288
- System's loans, FY2024
- 182,063
- People the system serves
- 18,809
- Phone
- (330) 875-1696
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Police stations (1)
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Louisville Police DepartmentLouisville
- Address
- 1150 West Main Street, Louisville, OH 44641
- Coordinates
- 40.83551, -81.27073
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2)
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Jewel Acquisition Llc - LouisvilleToxics Release Inventory · Louisville
- Address
- Rear of 1500 W Main St, Louisville, OH 44641
- County
- Stark County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
- EPA program ID
- 44641JLSPC1500W
- EPA registry ID
- 110042023495
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Otc ServicesToxics Release Inventory · Louisville
- Address
- 1776 Constitution Avenue, Louisville, OH 44641
- County
- Stark County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44641MGNTK1776C
- EPA registry ID
- 110000766706
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Spills reported since 2021 (4)
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Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S) Reached water2025-12-10 · Louisville
- Reported
- 2025-12-10
- What spilled
- Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
- Largest amount reported
- 20 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Louisville, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2512EPA0001978
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Green2024-04-10 · Louisville
- Reported
- 2024-04-10
- What spilled
- Material Green
- Where
- Louisville, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2404EPA0000584
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Methyl Alcohol / Methanol / Naphtha (Ch3Oh)2021-10-01 · Louisville
- Reported
- 2021-10-01
- What spilled
- Methyl Alcohol / Methanol / Naphtha (Ch3Oh)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Louisville, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2110EPA0001554
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2026-03-03 · Louisville
- Reported
- 2026-03-03
- What spilled
- Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
- Where
- Louisville, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2603EPA0000281
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Louisville, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44641 Louisville | 47% | Local groundwater wells (Stark County) | 4.6 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1967 | Louisville City · 4.5 stars overall | 2.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Louisville, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Street Corey -Councilperson | R | 2029-12-31 | 330-244-1389 1630 E Main St. Louisville 44641 |
| Member of Council at Large | Joan A. Aljancic | R | 2027-12-31 | 330-581-1066 940 Church St. Louisville 44641 |
| Member of Council at Large | Guy Guidone | R | 2029-12-31 | 330-413-6187 1540 E. Main St. Louisville 44641 |
| Member of Council at Large | Tricia McAlister-Adkins | D | 2029-12-31 | 330-760-1036 509 Declaration Ct. Louisville 44641 |
Roster as of 2026-08-12: county board of elections.
Money issues on the ballot since 2016: 1 of 2 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Issue: Louisville City School District | 2,603 | 3,056 | Failed (46.0% for) |
| 2025-05-06 | Issue: Louisville Library District | 1,343 | 878 | Passed (60.47% for) |
| 2023-11-07 | Issue: Louisville City School District | 3,791 | 3,652 | Passed (50.93% for) |
| 2023-05-02 | Issue: Louisville City School District | 1,142 | 1,592 | Failed (41.77% for) |
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: Louisville City Schools | 3,327 | 4,340 | Failed (43.39% for) |
| 2021-05-04 | Issue: Louisville City School District | 2,183 | 2,061 | Passed (51.44% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: City of Louisville, Charter Amendment | 2,463 | 1,955 | Passed (55.75% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: City of Louisville, Amendment of Income Tax | 2,395 | 2,262 | Passed (51.43% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: Louisville City School District | 4,898 | 5,500 | Failed (47.11% for) |
| 2020-04-28 | Issue: LO Louisville C Enjoys, Sunday | 258 | 76 | Passed (77.25% for) |
| 2020-04-28 | Issue: Louisville Library District | 3,271 | 2,090 | Passed (61.01% for) |
| 2020-04-28 | Issue: Louisville City Schools | 2,489 | 2,867 | Failed (46.47% for) |
| 2019-11-05 | Issue: Louisville Public Library | 2,671 | 2,774 | Failed (49.05% for) |
| 2019-11-05 | Issue: Louisville City Schools | 1,992 | 3,453 | Failed (36.58% for) |
| 2019-11-05 | Issue: LO Louisville E Louisville Food Mart-Sunday | 269 | 128 | Passed (67.76% for) |
| 2018-05-08 | Issue: Local Option Louisville G | 142 | 39 | Passed (78.45% for) |
| 2018-05-08 | Issue: Local Option Louisville B | 69 | 40 | Passed (63.3% for) |
| 2017-11-07 | Issue: Local Option Louisville B | 143 | 65 | Passed (68.75% for) |
| 2017-11-07 | Issue: Louisville City Schools | 2,852 | 2,435 | Passed (53.94% for) |
| 2016-11-08 | Issue: Local Option Louisville C | 531 | 232 | Passed (69.59% for) |
| 2016-03-15 | Issue: Louisville Public Library Levy | 2,951 | 3,394 | Failed (46.51% for) |
| 2015-11-03 | Issue: Louisville Public Library | 2,954 | 3,331 | Failed (47.0% for) |
| 2015-05-05 | Issue: Louisville Public Library | 1,569 | 544 | Passed (74.25% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Member of Council at Large | Guy Guidone 1,582, 36.61%; Tricia McAlister-Adkins 1,693, 39.18%; Jim Taylor 1,046, 24.21% |
| 2025-11-04 | Mayor-Councilperson | Pat Fallot 911, 33.39%; Jeff L. Shipman 159, 5.83%; Corey Street 1,658, 60.78% |
| 2023-11-07 | Member of Council at Large | Joan Aljancic 2,248, 46.19%; Mycha Mills 1,353, 27.8%; Richard Slackford 1,266, 26.01% |
| 2021-11-02 | Mayor-Councilperson | Pat Fallot 990, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Council-at-Large (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Richard R. Guiley 615, 27.54%; Corey M. Street 920, 41.2%; Jim Taylor 698, 31.26% |
| 2021-11-02 | Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Jon M. Aljancic 2,162, 33.68%; Rick Crislip 2,171, 33.82%; Brenda Ramsey-L'Amoreaux 2,086, 32.5% |
| 2019-11-05 | Council at Large (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Joan Aljancic 1,737, 48.94%; Donald Barthel 801, 22.57%; Richard Slackford 1,011, 28.49% |
| 2019-11-05 | Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Frank J. Antonacci 2,583, 32.21%; Barbara DeJacimo 3,131, 39.04%; Michael L. Thomas 2,306, 28.75% |
| 2017-11-07 | Mayor-Councilperson | Pat Fallot 1,558, 67.71%; Carl R. Linder 743, 32.29% |
| 2017-11-07 | Council at Large | Richard R. Guiley 1,299, 46.05%; Corey M. Street 1,522, 53.95% |
| 2017-11-07 | Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Jon M. Aljancic 2,025, 14.02%; Donald L. Barthel 722, 5.0%; Richard Crislip 2,599, 17.99%; Barbara DeJacimo 1,856, 12.85%; Thomas E. Doyle 1,621, 11.22%; Brenda L'Amoreaux 2,080, 14.4%; Cheryl Shepherd 1,719, 11.9%; William R. Wyss, Jr. 1,825, 12.63% |
| 2015-11-03 | Council at Large (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Joan A. Aljancic 2,148, 50.05%; Janet Ehlers Ianni 982, 22.88%; Rick Flory 1,162, 27.07% |
| 2015-11-03 | Board of Education (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Frank J. Antonacci 3,086, 34.4%; Donald E. Keefe, II 2,481, 27.66%; Michael L. Thomas 3,404, 37.94% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2020 0 / 2 / 15; 2021 0 / 0 / 17; 2022 0 / 0 / 17; 2023 0 / 2 / 15; 2024 0 / 1 / 16; 2025 1 / 0 / 15.
- Financial Audit, 2024, released 2025-10-02
- Financial Audit, 2023, released 2025-01-16
The county
Stark County: 34 ZIP codes, 36 cities, villages and townships, 374,115 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Louisville, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.38 in
- 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
- rain so far in 2026
- 38.0 in
- 2.7 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 27.1 in
- a normal year brings 36.6 in
- a normal year
- 41.5 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.38 | — | 28 |
| September 2026 | 5.21 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 4.97 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 4.81 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 2.94 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 5.69 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 5.75 | 0.1 | 30 |
| March 2026 | 4.59 | 2.5 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.86 | 5.1 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.85 | 19.4 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.52 | 11.5 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.76 | 0.4 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 58.6 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1991 — 24.0 in |
| Snowiest year | 1910 — 70.6 in |
| Wettest day on record | 28 July 2003 — 4.54 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 20 April 1901 — 16.59 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 29 January 1928 — 24.15 in |
46% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside Louisville; the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.
48,740 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-28. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for Louisville: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.
- facilities and sites on file
- 31
- those placed on the map inside Louisville
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Voluntary cleanup | 8 |
| Site assessment | 5 |
| Air pollution | 4 |
| Hazardous waste | 4 |
| Public drinking water | 2 |
| Source-water protection | 2 |
| Brownfield | 1 |
| Contaminated-site cleanup | 1 |
| Sewer and water-line construction | 1 |
| State sewer loans | 1 |
| State water loans | 1 |
| Underground injection wells | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| JEWEL ACQUISITION LLC | Hazardous waste assessment | |
| JEWEL ACQUISITION LLC | Hazardous waste notice of violation | |
| NORTH PLAZA-HARTVILLE PWS | Source-water protection report | |
| LOUISVILLE CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| JEWEL ACQUISITION LLC | Hazardous waste assessment | |
| LOUISVILLE CITY PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| JEWEL ACQUISITION LLC | Hazardous waste notice of violation | |
| GIANT EAGLE DBA GETGO #3403 | Underground injection wells inspection | |
| JEWEL ACQUISITION LLC | Hazardous waste assessment | |
| LOUISVILLE CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| NORTH PLAZA-HARTVILLE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| JEWEL ACQUISITION LLC | Hazardous waste assessment | |
| NORTH PLAZA-HARTVILLE PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| JEWEL ACQUISITION LLC | Hazardous waste notice of violation | |
| JEWEL ACQUISITION LLC | Hazardous waste assessment | |
| LOUISVILLE CITY PWS | Public drinking water letter | |
| JEWEL ACQUISITION LLC | Hazardous waste notice of violation | |
| JEWEL ACQUISITION LLC | Hazardous waste notice of violation | |
| J&L SPECIALITY STEEL CORP, LOUISVILLE | Voluntary cleanup inspection | |
| LOUISVILLE CITY PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| LOUISVILLE CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| JEWEL ACQUISITION LLC | Hazardous waste notice of violation | |
| JEWEL ACQUISITION LLC | Hazardous waste assessment | |
| LOUISVILLE CITY PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| LOUISVILLE CITY PWS | Source-water protection report |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Quick answers
What county is Louisville, Ohio in?
Louisville is a city in Stark County, Ohio, with 9,512 residents.
When was Louisville, Ohio founded?
Louisville was settled October 8, 1834; incorporated village April 1, 1872; city 1960. Founders on record: Henry Lautzenheiser and Frederick Fainot. Source
How did Louisville, Ohio get its name?
Founder Henry Lautzenheiser named the settlement Lewisville for his son Lewis, and it was initially surveyed under the similar name Lewis Vail. Source
What ZIP code is Louisville, Ohio?
Most of Louisville is in ZIP code 44641.
Where does Louisville, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Louisville (Louisville City): Local groundwater wells (Stark County).
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