DeQuincy (Louisiana)
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![The Kansas City Southern Depot in DeQuincy, now a museum and listed in the NRHP since 1983 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:RailroadMuseum_DeQuincyLA.jpg) The Kansas City Southern Depot in DeQuincy, now a museum and listed on the NRHP since 1983 |
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| Location in Louisiana | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Calcasieu Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 27 ′ N , 93 ° 26 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
3,235 (status: 2010) 194,138 (status: 2009) |
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| Population density : | 389.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 8.3 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 24 m | ||
| Postal code : | 70633 | ||
| Area code : | +1 337 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-20575 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 554198 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofdequincy.com | ||
| Mayor : | Lawrence Henagan | ||
DeQuincy is a small town (with the status " City ") in Calcasieu Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 DeQuincy had 3235 inhabitants.
geography
DeQuincy is located in southwest Louisiana, around 30 km east of the Sabine River , which forms the border with Texas . The geographical coordinates of DeQuincy are 30 ° 27'02 "north latitude and 93 ° 26'00" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 8.3 km².
Neighboring towns of DeQuincy are Oretta (8.9 km north), Ragley (13.9 km east-northeast), Sulfur (28.9 km south-southeast) and Starks (27.5 km southwest).
The closest major cities are Lafayette (100 miles east), Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (150 miles in the same direction), Shreveport (274 km north), Beaumont , Texas (83.6 km west southwest) and Texas' largest city, Houston (217 km in the same direction).
traffic
In the DeQuincy metropolitan area, Louisiana Highways 12 and 27 intersect . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
In the metropolitan area of DeQuincy, several railroad lines of the Kansas City Southern and the Union Pacific Railroad meet.
With the Lake Charles Regional Airport is located 53.8 kilometers south-southeast of the nearest regional airport. The nearest major international airport is the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (205 km to the west).
population
According to the 2010 census , DeQuincy had 3,235 people in 1,252 households. The population density was 389.8 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.53 people lived in each of the 1252 households.
The racial the population was composed of 77.2 percent white, 19.6 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity.
26.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.2 percent were 65 years or older. 52.7 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 32,478 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,473. 19.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Smiley Lewis (1913–1966) - blues and R&B singer - born and raised in DeQuincy
- Tina Girouard (1946–2020) - artist - born in DeQuincy
- Desmond Penigar (* 1981) - basketball player - born in DeQuincy
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 83000494. Retrieved August 29, 2013
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 29, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 29, 2013
