Marksville (Louisiana)
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Location in Louisiana
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1794 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Avoyelles Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 8 ′ N , 92 ° 4 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 5,702 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 537.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 10.6 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 25 m | ||
| Postal code : | 71351 | ||
| Area code : | +1 318 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-48750 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1629974 | ||
Marksville is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Avoyelles Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 , Marksville had 5,702 residents.
geography
Marksville is in central Louisiana, a few miles south of the Red River . The geographical coordinates of Marksville are 31 ° 07'36 "north latitude and 92 ° 03'58" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 10.6 km².
Neighboring places of Marksville are Bordelonville (27.7 km east), Moreauville (16 km southeast), Mansura (8.9 km south) and Hessmer (9.8 km southwest).
The closest major cities are Mississippi's capital Jackson (294 km northeast), Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (144 km southeast), Louisiana's largest city New Orleans (263 km in the same direction), Lafayette (120 km south) and Shreveport (150 miles northwest ).
traffic
Louisiana Highways 1 , 107 , 115 and 452 meet in Marksville . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Marksville Municipal Airport there is a small airfield on the southern city limits. there is a small airfield located 13.9 km west-southwest. The nearest major airports are Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (150 miles to the southeast) and Jackson-Evers International Airport (307 miles to the northeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , Marksville had 5,702 people in 2,067 households. The population density was 537.9 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.5 people lived in each of the 2067 households.
The racial the population was composed of 50.5 percent white, 42.9 percent African American, 1.9 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 3.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.9 percent of the population.
25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 26,071 USD . The per capita income was $ 15,899. 34.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Alfred Briggs Irion (1833–1903), from 1885 to 1889 Democratic member of the US House of Representatives - lived and worked in Marksville for several years
- John H. Overton (1875–1948), Democratic MP in both houses of the US Congress - born in Marksville
- Edwin Edwards (* 1927), Governor of Louisiana from 1972 to 1996 - born in Marksville
- Elaine S. Edwards (1929–2018) - US Senator for a short time in 1972 - born in Marksville
- Little Walter (1930–1968), blues musician - born in Marksville
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 19, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 19, 2013
- ^ Marksville Municipal Airport. Retrieved August 19, 2013
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Alfred Briggs Irion.Retrieved August 19, 2013
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - John H. Overton.Retrieved August 19, 2013
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Elaine S. Edwards Retrieved August 19, 2013