Map of Louise town, Mississippi

Louise is a town in Humphreys County, Mississippi. The population was 199 at the 2010 census, down from 315 at the 2000 census.

Louise town overview:
Name:	Louise town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Mississippi
County:	Humphreys County
Elevation:	108 ft (33 m)
Total Area:	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km²)
Land Area:	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	178
Population Density:	1,005.65/sq mi (389.24/km²)
ZIP code:	39097
Area code:	662
FIPS code:	2842240
GNISfeature ID:	0672897

Online Interactive Map

Louise online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Louise location map. Where is Louise town?

Louise location on the U.S. Map. Where is Louise town. — Louise location on the U.S. Map.

Louise location on the Mississippi map. Where is Louise town. — Location of Louise in Mississippi.

History

On July 15, 1919, Black veteran Robert Truett was lynched as part of the Red Summer of 1919.

William “Willie” Sklar served as alderman and later mayor for three terms. Sklar was a Jewish immigrant who came to Louise in search of the American dream.

Hoover Lee, a long-time citizen, businessman, and government official, resides here. His “Hoover Sauce” marinade/BBQ sauce is nationally renowned. On September 19, 2007, Chris Talbott of the Associated Press featured him in a nationwide article. He has been noted in Delta, Southern Living, and Y’all magazines, and recently mentioned in the publication “Wild Abundance”, a cookbook anthology, compiled by hunters from numerous hunting clubs from the South.

Louise Road Map

Louise city Satellite Map

Geography

Louise is located in southern Humphreys County along Silver Creek in the Mississippi Delta region. Mississippi Highway 149 passes just east of the town, leading north 10 miles (16 km) to U.S. Route 49W at Silver City and south 16 miles (26 km) via Mississippi Highway 16 to Yazoo City.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Louise has a total area of 0.18 square miles (0.46 km), all land.