Bogalusa

Bogalusa
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Basic data
Foundation :	4th July 1914
State :	United States
State :	Louisiana
Parish :	Washington Parish
Coordinates :	30 ° 47 ′ N , 89 ° 52 ′ W Coordinates: 30 ° 47 ′ N , 89 ° 52 ′ W
Time zone :	Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents :	13,365 (as of: 2000)
Population density :	550 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	24.6 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of; which 24.3 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	29 m
Postal code :	70429
Area code :	+1 985
FIPS :	22-08150
GNIS ID :	543002
Website :	www.bogalusa.org
Mayor :	Charles E. Mizell

Bogalusa (also Bogaloosa ) is a city in Washington Parish in the US state of Louisiana .

location

Bogalusa is located on the eastern border of Washington Parish in Louisiana on the Pearl River and forms the production and trading center of this area. On July 4, 1914, the place was officially registered by a government commission.

history

The name "Bogalusa" is of Indian origin and derived from the brook Bogue Lusa, which means something like gray water or dark water . Bogalusa was founded by the Goodyear company , which established a sawmill here in 1906. (Great Southern Lumber Company). Even today (2009) the operating company Temple-Inland is one of the leading manufacturers of pulp, paper, cardboard boxes, bags and other paper products in the USA. Parts of the National Guard are stationed in Bogalusa.

population

According to the 2000 census, 13,365 people live in 5,431 households and 3,497 families in the city. In the city, 27.4% are under 18 years old, 9.2% are 18 to 24, 23.9% are 25 to 44, 21.3% are 45 to 64, and 18.2% are over 65. The average age is 37. For every 100 women there are 82.7 men.

Known residents

ESG , actually Cedric Hill, rapper
Yusef Komunyakaa (* 1947), writer
Professor Longhair (1918–1980), musician

Web links

Commons : Bogalusa - collection of images, videos and audio files

http://www.bogalusa.org/

Individual evidence

^ US Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from US Geological Survey 1: 24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1: 25K, Puerto Rico 1: 20K) and from US Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1: 62,500 scale or 1: 250,000 scale maps
↑ Bogalusa.org
↑ http://factfinder.census.gov/

[1] US Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from US Geological Survey 1: 24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1: 25K, Puerto Rico 1: 20K) and from US Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1: 62,500 scale or 1: 250,000 scale maps

[2] Bogalusa.org

[3] ttp://factfinder.census.gov/