Jonesville, Louisiana
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Location in Louisiana
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Catahoula Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 38 ′ N , 91 ° 49 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,265 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 453 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 5 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 18 m | ||
| Postal code : | 71343 | ||
| Area code : | +1 318 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-38775 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 554897 | ||
 First Baptist Church in Jonesville |
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Jonesville is a small town (with the status of " Town ") in Catahoula Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 , Jonesville had 2,265 residents.
geography
Jonesville is located in north central Louisiana, on the west bank of the Ouachita River . The river, referred to here as the Black River , belongs to the Mississippi basin over the Red River . The Louisiana border with the neighboring state of Mississippi formed by this runs 42 km east of Jonesville.
The geographical coordinates of Jonesville are 31 ° 37'36 "north latitude and 91 ° 49'06" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 5 km².
Jonesville's neighbors are Harrisonburg (17.3 km north), Trinity (on the northeastern city limits) and Ferriday (16.5 km east).
The nearest major cities are Shreveport (265 km northwest), Arkansas ' capital Little Rock (395 km north), Mississippi's capital Jackson (213 km northeast), Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (189 km southwest) and Lafayette (202 km south).
traffic
The US Highway 84 runs from west to east direction as the main road through Jonesville. Louisiana Highway 124 intersects downtown . On the eastern edge of Jonesville, the US 84 leaves the city and Catahoula Parish over a bridge over the Black River. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airport is Alexandria International Airport in Alexandria, 87 km to the west-southwest .
population
According to the 2010 census , Jonesville had 2,265 people in 857 households. The population density was 453 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.56 people lived in each of the 857 households.
The racial the population was composed of 67.7 percent African American, 30.9 percent white, 0.2 percent Native American and 0.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.4 percent of the population.
28.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.7 percent were 65 years or older. 53.6 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 29,695 USD . The per capita income was $ 14,951. 21.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 10, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 10, 2014
