Many (Louisiana)

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Many
Many (Louisiana)
Many
Many
Location in Louisiana
Basic data
Foundation : 1843
State : United States
State : Louisiana
Parish : Sabine Parish
Coordinates : 31 ° 37 ′  N , 93 ° 29 ′  W Coordinates: 31 ° 37 ′  N , 93 ° 29 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 2,706 (as of 2010)
Population density : 338.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 8 km 2  (about 3 mi 2 ) of
which 8 km 2  (about 3 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 84 m
Postal code : 71449
Area code : +1 318
FIPS : 22-48470
GNIS ID : 2406092

Many is a city and parish seat of Sabine Parish in the US state of Louisiana . About 2,700 people live in an area of ​​more than eight square kilometers.

Many is part of the Ark-La-Tex socio-economic region , which includes parts of the four states of Arkansas , Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas .

geography

Many is in western Louisiana, just over 20 kilometers east of the Texas border. To the west of the city is the Sabine National Forest .

Nearby cities include Zwolle (12 km northwest), Pleasant Hill (27 km north) and Natchitoches (37 km east).

history

The city got its name before it was founded. The state decided on March 21, 1843, under the leadership of Governor Alexander Mouton , to reduce the Natchitoches Parish and from parts of it to form the new administrative units Sabine Parish, De Soto Parish and Bossier Parish . In honor of the officer Colonel James B. Many , the Parish Seat of Sabine Parish Many should be named. This political act also saw the determination of a precise location for the new city and the appointment of a sheriff and a judge for the new county. For a long time, Fort Jesup was a candidate for the Parish Seat; However, this proposal was rejected due to the location and the military reserve in the city.

However, a new location was quickly found. At first there was only a tavern, a small hotel and a shop in what is now the city, which were grouped under the name Baldwin . Baldwin was on the national road El Camino Real at a point where several smaller streets intersected. The tavern was a popular stop for travelers on this trunk road. Ultimately, all that was left to do was to find an exact place to found the new city of Many. Four residents of the old crossing point helped, who gave 160,000 square meters of land to the Parish administration. The first buildings were erected shortly afterwards. Additional land was given over to accelerate urban growth. This enabled public and administrative buildings to be erected. In 1844 the city had a central square and eight streets. On March 3, 1853, it was officially incorporated into the Parish and the state.

Five plenipotentiaries, John Baldwin, Alexander Byles, M. Fulchrod, Henry Earls, and John Waterhouse, were appointed to govern the city. Their first official act was to offer the house land for sale. On December 31, 1844, the first lots were sold for under $ 40 each. In 1847 construction began on a Masonic Society Hall and a Methodist Church .

A prison was built in 1859 and the Parish Courthouse in 1880 . Before the courthouse was built, official meetings were mainly held in the church. A first urban census in 1880 showed a population of 147.

traffic

US Highway 171 runs from west to south of the city and connects the city with Shreveport in the north and Lake Charles in the south. Interstate 49 runs more than 30 kilometers east of the city .

Demographics

The 2010 census showed a population of 2,706 people, divided into 1,073 households and 345 families. The population density was 923 people per square kilometer. 48.2% of the residents were white, 47.4% black, 1.7% Hispanic or Latin American, 0.5% Asian, and under 0.1% Pacific islanders. 0.3% came from a different ethnicity, 1.9% had two or more ethnicities. The median age was 36 and the per capita income was over $ 12,000, which meant that more than a third of the population lived below the poverty line.

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