Louisa, Kentucky
Louisa, Kentucky | |
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Main Street | |
| Nickname: The Gem of the Mountains | |
Location in Lawrence County, Kentucky | |
Louisa Louisa | |
| Coordinates: 38°06′38″N 82°37′39″W / 38.11056°N 82.62750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Lawrence |
| Established | December 11, 1822 |
| Incorporated | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Harold Slone |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.26 sq mi (5.86 km2) |
| • Land | 2.24 sq mi (5.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 607 ft (185 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,679 |
• Estimate (2022) | 2,623 |
| • Density | 1,194.8/sq mi (461.31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 41201, 41230 |
| Area code | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-47854 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404959 |
| Website | www |
Louisa is a home-rule class city in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States, of which it is the county seat. It is at the merger of the Levisa and Tug Forks into the Big Sandy River, which forms part of the state's border with West Virginia. The population was 2,679 at the 2020 census.