Things that make you go "Hmmmm...." - Louisville Population Trends

1800-2000

Source: U.S. Census

Rail Historian R. D. Schooling sends along this graph of Louisville's population. Note that this graphs the old city limits.

Amazing to see that our density has almost been cut in half since 1960. Also interesting to see that this trend has essentially played itself out. 2010 might be the last census in which Louisville's old city limits lose population. What then?