The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusLouin is a town in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States, located along Mississippi Highway 15. As of the 2020 census, Louin had a population of 275. On June 18, 2023, the town was hit by a destructive EF3 tornado causing one death.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 277 people in 2010, 275 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1977.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Louin yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Louin’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Louin’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Louin is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Louin has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Montrose Presbyterian Church in Montrose, 4 miles away.
Louin and the nearest listed places
Closest to Louin
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.