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Around Louisville
Distances
Nearest major airport
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)100 miles away
Closer regional airport
Evansville Regional Airport (EVV)73 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Louis, MO94 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL216 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Louisville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Louisville
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 12th DistrictMike Bost (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Louisville had 1,136 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 664th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Clay County grew from 19,553 residents in 1900 to 13,288 in 2020.
Clay County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 46.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Flora 5 Nw, IL weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Clay County
4,623 jobs at 322 businesses in Clay County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
12 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Louisville.
Nearest hospitals
Clay County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Flora6.5 miles
Carle Richland Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Olney23.3 miles
St. Anthonys Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Effingham24.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
7
Mental health providers
2
Physical and occupational therapists
1
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Louisville
Museums (1 nearby)
Clay County Historical Society0.3 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by North Clay CUSD 25. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
North Clay Elem/Jr High SchLouisville
Pre-K–8
379
Public
0.6 mi
North Clay Community High SchoolLouisville
9–12
178
Public
0.4 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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