Underground Coal Mining Impacts on a Small Town

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Background Knowledge

Louisville (pronounced Lewis-ville) is a small City in Boulder County, Colorado at the base of the Rocky Mountains. The primary industry from 1878 through 1955 was coal mining. Today it is a thriving community of 22,000 residents with a few clues about it's mining past.

66 Million BP

1857 CE

1877 CE

1880 CE

450 People Live in Louisville

1890 CE

596 People Live in Louisville

1878 CE

1900 CE

966 People Live in Louisville

1910 CE

1,706 People Live in Louisville

1900 CE

1920 CE

1,799 People Live in Louisville

1914 CE

1930 CE

1,681 People Live in Louisville

1927 CE

1940 CE

2,023 People Live in Louisville

1950 CE

1,978 People Live in Louisville

1936 CE

1960 CE

2,073 People Live in Louisville

1970 CE

2,409 People Live in Louisville

1955 CE

1980 CE

5,593 People Live in Louisville

1976 CE

2000 CE

18,937 People Live in Louisville

2010 CE

18,376 People Live in Louisville

2022 CE

20,560 People Live in Louisville

1985 CE

1990 CE

12,361 People Live in Louisville

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