Natchitoches Parish

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Natchitoches Parish Courthouse
Natchitoches Parish Courthouse
administration
US state : Louisiana
Administrative headquarters : Natchitoches
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
Parish Courthouse
P.O. Box 799
Natchitoches, LA 71458-0799
Foundation : 1807
Made up from: Original parish
Area code : 001 318
Demographics
Residents : 39,566  (2010)
Population density : 12.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 3365 km²
Water surface : 114 km²
map
Map of Natchitoches Parish within Louisiana
Website : npgov.org

The Natchitoches Parish ( French Paroisse of Natchitoches ) is a Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 , the parish had 39,566 residents and a population density of 12.2 people per square kilometer. By 2014 the population had decreased to 39,166. The Parish Seat is Natchitoches .

geography

The Cane River in Natchitoches

The Parish is located in northwest Louisiana, about 50 km to the west from Texas , about 80 km to the north from Arkansas and has an area of ​​3,365 square kilometers, of which 114 square kilometers are water surface.

The largest river is the Red River , which flows through the Parish in a northwest-southeast direction. An oxbow lake of the Red River is the Cane River , which runs through the city of Natchitoches.

The Natchitoches Parish is bordered by the following parishes:

Red River Parish Bienville Parish
De Soto Parish

Sabine Parish
Compass card (de) .svg Winn Parish

Grant Parish
Vernon Parish Rapides Parish

history

The Natchitoches Parish was formed in 1807 as one of the 19 original parishes. It was named after the Natchitoches , an Indian people belonging to the Caddo Confederation .

Five buildings and sites in the Parish have National Historic Landmark status due to their historical significance . A total of 36 buildings and sites in the Parish are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 7, 2017).

population

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1810 2870 -
1820 7486 160.8%
1830 7905 5.6%
1840 14,350 81.5%
1850 14,228 -0.9%
1860 16,699 17.4%
1870 18,265 9.4%
1880 19,707 7.9%
1890 25,830 31.1%
1900 33,216 28.6%
1910 36,455 9.8%
1920 38,602 5.9%
1930 38,477 -0.3%
1940 40.997 6.5%
1950 38.144 -7%
1960 35,653 -6.5%
1970 35,219 -1.2%
1980 39,863 13.2%
1990 36,689 -8th %
2000 39,080 6.5%
2010 39,566 1.2%
2014 estimate 39.166 -1 %
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2014

According to the 2010 census , Natchitoches Parish had 39,566 people in 14,903 households. The population density was 12.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.57 people lived in each of the 14,903 households.

The racial the population was composed of 54.9 percent white, 41.4 percent African American, 1.0 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.

24.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.8 percent were 65 years or older. 52.3 percent of the population were female.

The median income for a household was 33,953  USD . The per capita income was $ 20,802. 26.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities

Incorporated cities , towns and villages as well as non-incorporated census-designated places (CDP):

place Residents
2010
Residents
2013
Type
Natchitoches 18,323 18,275 City
Vienna Bend 1251 1191 CDP
Campti 1056 1041 Town
Provencal 611 602 Village
Natchez 597 583 Village
Clarence 499 492 Village
Goldonna 430 426 Village
Point Place 400 272 CDP
Ashland 269 265 Village
Robeline 174 172 Village
Powhatan 135 133 Village

Other unincorporated communities not recorded separately from the census :

structure

Map of the Natchitoches Parishes

The Natchitoches Parish is divided into 11 numbered districts:

District Population (2010) FIPS
1 4393 22-94090
2 3055 22-94294
3 2811 22-94477
4th 3558 22-94654
5 4407 22-94852
6th 3693 22-95017
7th 3779 22-95170
8th 3284 22-95308
9 3481 22-95419
10 3553 22-95512
11 3552 22-95581

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Natchitoches Parish in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey.Retrieved March 10, 2011
  2. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Natchitoches Parish, LA ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 4, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  3. a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved May 4, 2015
  4. Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Louisiana . National Park Service , accessed November 7, 2017.
  5. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 7, 2017.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  7. Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  8. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 4, 2015
  9. Missouri Census Data Center - Louisiana ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 4, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mcdc.missouri.edu

Web links

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Coordinates: 31 ° 44 ′  N , 93 ° 6 ′  W