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Louisville Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A− for health and the outdoors; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Louisville Township’s middle household income is $143,000, where Minnesota’s towns sit at $90,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. On incomes, just 10 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do better. Louisville Township's public schools beat 70% of Minnesota towns on state tests and graduation. Louisville Township’s concentration of trails is 1.5 miles per square mile, above both the Minnesota town median (0.5) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Only 6 of Minnesota’s 572 towns score lower on civic life. Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, at 1,353 acres with 8.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Louisville Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Louisville Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 2 maps from 1957 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Louisville Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
7 mi Theme parkValleyfair
22 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
23 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
13 mi LakeLake Minnetonka
27 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino ArenaU.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Valleyfair: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clumpinglitter/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Minnetonka: Dan, CC BY 2.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Louisville Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Louisville Township.
Louisville Township: 22% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Of 32 CDC measures, Louisville Township beats the Minnesota average on 5 and trails it on 1. Among adults in the town, 19% binge drink and 11% report frequent physical distress.
| Louisville Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 75% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Louisville Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.4% | 8.5% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.5% | 5.9% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 72.2% | 76.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The top destinations are Shakopee (16%), Minneapolis (7%) and Eden Prairie (5%). Louisville Township had 517 jobs in 2023, up 156 from 2013. For working residents in the town, the share who work locally is 1.1%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles.
| Louisville Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.1% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
30% of Louisville Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 25%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A winter brings about 55 inches of snow, with January nights at 7° and July afternoons at 82°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
22 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | 8.1 mi | 1,353 |
| 2. Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area - Gifford Lake Unit | 5.3 mi | 703 |
| 3. Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area - Carver Rapids Unit | 4.6 mi | 504 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Louisville Township, 30% of residents are under 18. People 65 and older are nearly one in ten residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 30% of residents (23% statewide). Among adults 25 and older, 47% have a four-year degree or more, against 39% across Minnesota.
| Louisville Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 9.4% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 33% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.9 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.3 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Louisville Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.7% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.3% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 2.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.1% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.5% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.9% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 12.8% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.8% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32.3% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.3% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
5 within 15 miles of the center of Louisville Township
About 5 of every 100 Louisville Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
Where Louisville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Minnesota, United States
Louisville Township is a township in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,342 at the 2020 census.
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Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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