Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Most of Louann was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: maps from 1962 on and the census since 1930.
The Louann post office opened in 1891, the earliest record of the town by name.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Louann’s history is told.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Louann yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Louann is a town in Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Louann had a population of 153. It is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Its first post office opened in 1891. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 164 to 153 (-7%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Louann. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Louann.
Between 153 and 910 people in every census since 1930.
10 censuses, 1930–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Louann’s Wikipedia page.
Nobody well known was born in Louann itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The Louann post office opened in 1891, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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