Louisville Township is a township in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,342 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.6&nbsp;square miles (37.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 13.9&nbsp;square miles (36.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.7&nbsp;square mile (1.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (4.54%) is water.

History

Louisville Township was organized in 1858, and named after Louisville, Kentucky.

A town of Louisville was planned during the land boom of the 1850s; however, the Panic of 1857 caused the finances of the planned town to collapse. As a result, many of the buildings were moved to Carver, directly across the Minnesota River in Carver County.

Demographics

As of the census