Louisa County is located in the Central Piedmont
region of Virginia, near the geographic center of
the state. The county's 517 square miles are predominantly
forest and agricultural, however, the business community
is increasingly finding Louisa to be a convenient,
low-cost, and attractive location for investment.
Louisa County is approximately 15 miles west of
Greater Richmond and east of Greater Charlottesville,
25 miles south of Greater Fredericksburg, 95 miles
southwest of Washington, D.C., and 145 miles northwest
of the port city of Norfolk.
• 2004 Population: 28,789
• Projected Population for 2010: 30,003
• Per Capita Personal Income: $ 25,788 (2002)
• Unemployment Rate: 5.4% (March 2004)
• Educational Attainment: 71.7% of population
25 years and older are high school graduates;
14% of population 25 years and older have earned
a bachelor's degree or higher (based on 2000 census).
Manufacturing:
• Klöckner Pentaplast of America,
Inc. (Rigid PVC film and sheets), 600-999 employees
• Klearfold, Inc. (Plastic folding cartons),
100-299 employees
• Tri-Dim Filter Corp. (Air filters), 100-299
employees
• Piedmont Metal Fabricators (Machinery parts),
50-99 employees
• Tetra Pak Tubex, Inc. (Liquid packaging),
25-49 employees
• Bio-Cat, Inc. (Enzymes), 25-49 employees
Non-manufacturing:
• Dominion Virginia Power (Utility),
600-999 employees
• Wal-mart Inc., 300-599 employees
• The Country Vintner (wine distributor),
50-99 employees
Madison County is served by Interstates I-64 and
highways: U.S. #33 (east-west), U.S. 522 (north-south),
Rt. 208 (north-south)
• Motor Carriers: 43 trucking firms serve
the area
• Commercial Air Service: Charlottesville/Albemarle
Airport (38 miles), Richmond International Airport
(58 miles)
• General Aviation Service: Louisa County
Airport, Lake Anna Airport
• Freight Rail Service: CSX Transportation
• Port: Richmond (50 miles), Norfolk (143
miles)
• Overnight Package Delivery: Federal Express,
UPS, DHL Worldwide Express, Airborne Express,
CK Courier, and U.S. Mail Express serve this area
• Electric: Dominion Virginia Power, Central
Virginia Electric Cooperative, Rappahannock Electric
Cooperative
• Natural Gas: Columbia Gas of Virginia
• Telecommunications: Verizon Communications
(local service)
• Water: Louisa County Water Authority
• Waste Water Treatment: Louisa County Water
Authority
• Solid Waste Disposal: Louisa County
• Bank of Louisa: $14.8 (2004 assets)
• Virginia Community Bank: $156.2 (2003 assets)
• Bank of America, N.A.: Headquartered outside
Virginia
• Wachovia Bank, N.A.: Headquartered outside
Virginia
• BB&T, N.A.: Headquartered outside Virginia
Louisa
County has a County Administrator and a seven-member
Board of Supervisors. The county has a comprehensive
plan and zoning and subdivision ordinances. Louisa
is the county seat; the other incorporated town
is Mineral.
• Local Real Estate Tax Rate Louisa County:
$0.70 per $100 of assessed value
• Local Real Estate Tax Rate Town of Louisa:
$0.21 per $100 of assessed value
• Local Real Estate Tax Rate Town of Mineral:
$0.20 per $100 of assessed value (click
here for more local tax info)
Public Schools
• 3 Elementary Schools with a Fall 2003 Enrollment
of 1,900
• 1 Middle School with a Fall 2003 Enrollment
of 1,048
• 1 High School with a Fall 2003 Enrollment
of 1,320
• Elementary Student-Teacher Ratio (2003-04):
22:1
• Secondary Student-Teacher Ratio (2003-04):
23:1
• Per-pupil expenditure (2003-04): $7,526.90
• Percentage of 1998-99 ninth-grade membership
graduating (2001-02): 82.6%
• Percentage of high school graduates continuing
education (2001-02): 89%
Vocational
Training
• Louisa County High School
• Louisa County Middle School
Higher
Education
• J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College:
11,132 (Fall 2003-04 Enrollment)
• Piedmont Virginia Community College: 7,000
(Fall 2002 enrollment)
Click
here to go to Louisa County's website.
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