Louisville, Colorado City of Louisville, Colorado The Louisville Public Library, assembled in 2006(American Institute of Architects Award, 2007) The Louisville Public Library, assembled in 2006 Official logo of City of Louisville, Colorado Location in Boulder County and the state of Colorado Location in Boulder County and the state of Colorado Louisville (/ lu sv l/) Colorado is a Home Rule Municipality in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.

The town/city population was 18,376 at the 2010 United States Census. Louisville began as a rough quarrying improve in 1877, suffered through a reconstructionof extraordinary workforce violence early in the 20th century, and then, when the mines closed in the 1950s, made a transition to a suburban residentiary community.

According to CNN/Money and Money magazine's list of the 100 best places to live in the United States, Louisville was placed third in 2007, first in 2009 and 2011, and second in 2013. The town of Louisville dates back to the start of the Welch Mine in 1877, the first coal mine in an region of Boulder and Weld counties known as the Northern Coalfield.

During the years of peak manufacturing (1907 09) twelve mines were in operation in Louisville, including the Acme Mine whose two million tons of coal came from directly beneath the center of town.

In recent years, Louisville has been recognized in a several publications as one of the best places to live and raise a family in the United States: In July 2005, CNN/Money and Money periodical ranked Louisville fifth on their list of the 100 best places to live in the United States.

In May 2006, Bert Sperling & Peter Sander, authors of the book Best Places to Raise Your Family: The Top 100 Affordable Communities in the U.S., ranked Louisville first on their list of best places in the U.S.

In August 2007, CNN/Money and Money periodical again ranked Louisville third on their list of the 100 best places to live in the United States. In July 2009, CNN/Money and Money periodical titled Louisville the Winner and ranked first on their list of 100 best places to live in the United States. In July 2011, CNN/Money and Money periodical again titled Louisville the Winner and ranked first on their list of 100 best places to live in the United States, the second time it has graced the top slot of the magazines annual listing. In July 2012, Family Circle periodical placed Louisville among the top ten "Best Towns for Families". Based on a survey of 3,335 municipalities with populations ranging from 11,000 to 150,000, the list does not assign rates inside the top ten.

As of 2012, the City of Louisville offers its inhabitants a recreation/senior center, 26 town/city parks, 1,800 acres (730 ha) of open space buffer zones, 26 miles (42 km) of trails and bicycle paths, and an award-winning $9 million enhance library with study rooms, teen areas, and a fireside reading room.

The Louisville Public Library has long had one of the highest circulation rates in the state of Colorado. There are six enhance schools, six private schools, and one Public Library in Louisville. The enhance secondary schools are Monarch High School, Monarch K-8 and Louisville Middle School.

Louisville is positioned in southeastern Boulder County at 39 58 34 N 105 8 39 W (39.976035, 105.144067). It is bordered by the town/city of Lafayette to the northeast, Broomfield to the southeast, and Superior to the south.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.0 square miles (20.7 km2), of which 7.9 square miles (20.4 km2) is territory and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 1.35%, is water. Louisville's historical downtown includes Steinbaugh Pavilion, which is used for a concert venue amid the summer Louisville Street Faire and an ice rink in the winter months.

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