Welcome to Louise ...
The town of Louise is located in Humphreys County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Louise, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Louise has a population of 169 people<2> (see below for details).
Louise is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Louise lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Louise: 662
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Louise had an population of 169 people. This is a decrease of 15.08% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 46.35% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Louise had a population of 199 people. This makes Louise the county's 4th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 199 people, the population of Louise decreased 36.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 315 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Louise.
Communities Also Named Louise ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Louise - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Louise.
Communities near Louise ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Louise.
- Yazoo City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <4>
- Belzoni
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
- Belzoni is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belzoni <4>
- Rolling Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fork
- Rolling Fork is located in Sharkey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolling Fork <4>
- Anguilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anguilla
- Anguilla is located in Sharkey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anguilla <4>
- Isola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Silver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Auter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Richey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Louise. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Louise.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Louise. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Louise.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Louise. See our Newspapers Page for Louise.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Louise ...
Looking for more information about Louise? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Louise, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Louise.
Adding Louise to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Louise in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Louise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Louise post office opened in 1906.
We also found Louise on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Louise.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Louise. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Humphreys, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Louise. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Louise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |