Ferriday

Ferriday
	Ferriday
	Ferriday
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Louisiana
Parish :	Concordia Parish
Coordinates :	31 ° 38 ′ N , 91 ° 33 ′ W Coordinates: 31 ° 38 ′ N , 91 ° 33 ′ W
Time zone :	Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents :	3,435 (as of 2012)
Population density :	780.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	4.4 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of; which 4.4 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	16 m
Postcodes :	71334
Area code :	+1 318
Website :	www.townofferriday.com

Delta Music Museum

Ferriday is a town in Concordia Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana with 3,435 inhabitants (2012).

geography

Ferriday is 20 kilometers from the southeastern city of Natchez and the Mississippi River . Baton Rouge is 160 kilometers to the south. The connecting roads US Highway 84 and US Highway 425 meet in the center of Ferriday.

history

In the middle of the 19th century , some settlers settled in the area. In the early 1900s, the Texas and Pacific Railroad and the Memphis, Helena and Louisiana Railroad operated a few workshops there, which made the region more attractive. On the agriculturally used Helena Plantation , cotton was grown and the place was named Helena . However, since a train station with the same name already existed in Arkansas , it was renamed Ferriday in honor of the Ferriday family, who had made great contributions to the development of the place.

The writer Elaine Dundy authored a book on the history of the city under the title "Ferriday, Louisiana".

Today Ferriday is also active in the music industry , particularly in the fields of rock 'n' roll , country music and blues and is home to the Delta Music Museum .

Demographic data

In 2012 a population of 3435 people was determined, which means a decrease of 7.7% compared to 2000. The average age of residents in 2012 was 31.9 years, well below the average for Louisiana, which was 38.5 years. With 83.3%, residents with Afro-American roots made up the largest proportion of citizens.