Louisville is a suburban town in Blount County, Tennessee. Its population was 4,384 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The Louisville area was settled in the early 1800s, and its situation on the Tennessee River helped it grow into a key flatboat and steamboat port. It was incorporated in 1851. In 1974 Louisville's downtown was declared a national historic district by the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
Louisville is located along the northern border of Blount County. The town is centered around the junction of State Route 334 (Louisville Road), which connects Louisville with Alcoa and Maryville to the east, and State Route 333, which connects Louisville with Friendsville to the west. The Fort Loudoun Lake impoundment of the Tennessee River comprises Louisville's northern border.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 13.18%, is water.
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Louisville racial composition
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 3,975
| 90.67%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 80
| 1.82%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 14
| 0.32%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 29
| 0.66%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 175
| 3.99%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 111
| 2.53%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there was a population of 4,384, with 1,753 households and 1,276 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the census