Louisville, Nebraska

Louisville is an incorporated city in Cass County, Nebraska, with a population of 1,319 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1857; the exact origin of its name is uncertain, with local accounts pointing variously to a founder’s fur-trading company, the city of Louisville, Kentucky, or an early mill operator named Lewis.

History

In 1863, Capt. J.T.A. Hoover discovered deposits of white clay near Louisville and went on to build a pottery works, incorporated in 1878 as the Louisville Stone Ware Company. The Burlington Railroad reached the town in 1870, followed by the Missouri Pacific in 1881, and the Huber and Sons flour mill opened in 1876. Louisville’s defining modern industry arrived in 1927, when the Ash Grove Cement Company opened a cement plant on former quarry land; the operation continues today across roughly 4,000 acres, producing around one million tons of cement annually.

Location & Geography

Louisville sits in northeastern Cass County, near the Platte River.

Today

Louisville remains anchored by the Ash Grove cement plant alongside nearby Platte River State Park and the Louisville State Recreation Area. Visitors and residents can browse local businesses and services through the categories below or the full Cass County directory.

Louisville, Nebraska

City in Cass County. Population 1,319 (2020). Founded 1857. Home to the Ash Grove Cement plant (since 1927) and near Platte River State Park.

Designation: City

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