Oberlin (Louisiana)
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 Center of Oberlin |
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| Location in Louisiana | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Allen Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 37 ′ N , 92 ° 46 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,770 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 155.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 11.4 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 22 m | ||
| Postal code : | 70655 | ||
| Area code : | +1 337 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-57450 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1629989 | ||
| Website : | townofoberlin.com | ||
| Mayor : | Rick Smith | ||
 Center of Oberlin with the Allen Parish Courthouse , which has been listed in the NRHP since 1981 |
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Oberlin is a small town (with the status of " Town ") and the administrative center of the Allen Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 Oberlin had 1770 inhabitants.
geography
Oberlin is located in central southwest Louisiana, about two kilometers east of the Calcasieu River . The geographical coordinates of Oberlin are 30 ° 37'10 "north latitude and 92 ° 45'51" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 11.4 km².
Neighboring places of Oberlin are Oakdale (24.5 km north-northeast), Elton (21.3 km south-southeast), Kinder (17.5 km south-southwest) and Mittie (17.5 km northwest).
The closest major cities are Baton Rouge (185 km east), Lafayette (115 km southeast), Beaumont , Texas (172 km west southwest), and Shreveport (276 km northwest).
traffic
The US Highway 165 leads as the main road through Oberlin. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Allen Parish Airport is located 16.3 km north-northeast a small airfield. The nearest major airports are Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (303 km east-southeast) and the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (293 km west-southwest).
population
According to the 2010 census , Oberlin had 1,770 people in 695 households. The population density was 402.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.34 people lived in each of the 695 households.
The racial the population was composed of 54.5 percent white, 40.2 percent African American, 0.8 percent Native American, 1.5 percent Asian and 0.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.0 percent of the population.
24.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 36,085 USD . The per capita income was $ 16,917. 23.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000287. Retrieved August 12, 2013
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 12, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 12, 2013
- ^ Allen Parish Airport. Retrieved August 12, 2013
